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.

Constitutional law.

Criminal procedure.

Executive-legislative relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2013

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:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2013-AML-0237

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