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Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Primer: Understanding How Prosecutorial Discretion Functions in the Immigration System

2. The Early Years: The Deportation Case of John Lennon and Evolution of Immigration Prosecutorial Discretion

3. Lessons from Criminal Law: How Immigration Prosecutorial Discretion Compares to the Criminal System

4. Deferred Action: Examining the Jewel (or a Precious Form) of Prosecutorial Discretion

5. Presidential Portrait: Prosecutorial Discretion during the Obama Administration

6. Going to Court: The Role of the Judiciary in Prosecutorial Discretion Decisions

7. Open Government: Transparency in Prosecutorial Discretion and Why It Matters

8. Reform: Improving Prosecutorial Discretion in the Immigration System

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