Contents
Foreword ix
Leon Wildes
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
1. Primer: Understanding How Prosecutorial Discretion Functions in the Immigration System 7
2. The Early Years: The Deportation Case of John Lennon and Evolution of Immigration Prosecutorial Discretion 14
3. Lessons from Criminal Law: How Immigration Prosecutorial Discretion Compares to the Criminal System 33
4. Deferred Action: Examining the Jewel (or a Precious Form) of Prosecutorial Discretion 54
5. Presidential Portrait: Prosecutorial Discretion during the Obama Administration 88
6. Going to Court: The Role of the Judiciary in Prosecutorial Discretion Decisions 109
7. Open Government: Transparency in Prosecutorial Discretion and Why It Matters 134
8. Reform: Improving Prosecutorial Discretion in the Immigration System 146
Abbreviations 157
Authorities 161
Notes 169
Index 223
About the Author 233