US Deportation Publications

How Prosecutorial Discretion Relates to Cancellation of Removal

Author: Law Office of Alena Shautsova The legal term "prosecutorial discretion" has taken on a new emphasis and become a pivotal factor in the outcomes of certain deportation and removal cases. Prosecutorial discretion refers to "the authority of an agency charged with enforcing a law to decide to what degree to enforce the law against a particula ...

DHS Takes a Different Tack with Deportation

Author: Law Office of Alena ShautsovaAttempted immigration reforms backed by the Obama administration included the 2010 DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors), which was a bill proposing that undocumented immigrants who met certain requirements and arrived in the United States as minors could have a path to citizenship. This ...

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