CONSTITUTIONALIZING IMMIGRATION LAW: THE VITAL ROLE OF JUDICIAL DISCRETION IN THE REMOVAL OF LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS.

The article discusses U.S. immigration law and the role of judicial discretion in the removal of lawful permanent residents as of March 2012, focusing on the U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Booker which deals with the nation's Sentencing Guidelines and reportedly returned judicial discretion back to the federal judges. The relationship between immigration law and removal (deportation) is analogized with the relationship between criminal law and punishment.