All posts tagged "Habeas Corpus"

Trump aide Stephen Miller has issued a direct threat to the courts that they need to fall in line with the administration's extreme deportation policies — or else, according to an article in Slate.

Miller's warning revolved around habeas corpus, a person's constitutional right to have their detention by authorities justified before a judge. In cases like the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was shipped off to an El Salvador prison without a court hearing, habeas corpus was clearly ignored, the article argued.

"In recent weeks, Trump officials have begun suggesting that they can simply revoke habeas corpus," wrote reporter Shirin Ali. "Deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller told reporters that 'the writ of habeas corpus can be suspended in a time of invasion. So I would say that’s an option we’re actively looking at.'"...

Three US judges have rejected lawsuits demanding that chimpanzees be recognized as people with fundamental rights, an animal charity said Tuesday.