Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Enforcement : Legal Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative law.

Emigration and immigration.

Constitutional law.

Criminal procedure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (30 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses sources of Federal power to regulate immigration and, particularly, the allocation of power between Congress and the President in this area. Addresses constitutional and other foundations for the doctrine of prosecutorial discretion, as well as potential ways in which prosecutorial discretion may be exercised in the immigration context. Addresses potential constitutional, statutory, and administrative constraints upon the exercise of prosecutorial discretion.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Enforcement

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