The History of Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Law

Authors

Shoba S. Wadhia, Penn State LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

This Article describes the historical role of prosecutorial discretion in immigration law and connects this history to select executive actions announced by President Obama on November 20, 2014.

Comments

Originally presented at American University's Volume 64 Symposium Bordering on Legal Limits? A Symposium Analyzing the President's Executive Action on Immigration.

Full citation forthcoming.

Recommended Citation

Shoba S. Wadhia, The History of Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Law, 64 Am. U. L. Rev. 101 (2015).