US Government considering suspending habeas corpus
a year ago
- #Immigration
- #Habeas corpus
- #Trump administration
- Trump administration considers suspending habeas corpus to challenge detentions in court.
- Stephen Miller cites US Constitution allowing suspension during 'rebellion or invasion'.
- Judges have recently ordered releases of detained students on habeas corpus grounds.
- Legal experts dispute Miller's interpretation, stating only Congress can suspend habeas corpus.
- Trump's administration has pursued various methods to expedite deportations.
- Habeas corpus has been suspended four times in US history, always by Congress.