A long list of individuals contributed invaluable help and support throughout the process of bringing this manuscript to publication, from those who made possible the one-day Issues of Immigration in Criminal Justice (22 March, 2012) conference from which it emerged, to others who provided support—both moral and material— during the editing process. Any omissions are our responsibility alone, and cannot detract from the reality that this volume would not be possible without the collective work of many hands. In that spirit, we would like to thank: NYDOC Commissioner Dora Schriro, who acted as Keynote Speaker at our conference and contributed our foreword; conference practitioner discussants Lindsay Marshall, Jennifer Friedman, Markus Gonzalez Beilfuss, and Rania Khalek; conference discussants, Dinni Gordon, Robert Smith, and Monica Varsanyi, whose expertise in tying diverse research projects to a unifi ed theme provided the inspiration for the section headings and overall organization of this volume; John Jay College President Jeremy Travis, for his tireless support, both for this volume and for research and study on the issues it addresses; Interim Associate Provosts of Research Karen Terry and Anthony Carpi, for providing administrative and fi nancial support, guidance and mentorship; and Executive Director for External Affairs and Special Projects Mayra Nieves, for her advocacy on our behalf within the John Jay College Community. And for the others, whose contributions were no less essential: Stephanie Dibrienza, Nicole Parilla, Sandra Rutherford, Delores Jones-Brown, Leonid Lantsman, Katie Chabalko, Ernie Drucker, Cassandra Ramdath, Alex Hiropoulos, Theresa Rocket, Jennifer Ortiz, Megan Welsh, Janis Roshovel, Michelle Fei, Sujatha Fernandes, Dayan Vera, Noemi DeOleo, the staff at Debevoise & Plimpton, (especially Catherine Amirfar), The CUNY/John Jay Criminal Justice Doctoral Students Association, and The CUNY Doctoral Students Association. Most of all, we would like to thank our families, without whose support this work would not be possible: Wren Longno, Januario Stageman, Jennifer Diaz, Melany and Jianna Curbelo, Hilda Escalera, Jose Luis Diaz and Sharon Escalera. Our heartfelt thanks to all.