Legal Experts Slam Trump Administration's Habeas Corpus Suggestion

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Source: newsweek




May 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM EDT Khaleda Rahman


President Donald Trump's administration's suggestion of suspending habeas corpus rights has been criticized by legal experts, with a Boston professor telling Newsweek that classifying the immigration situation as an invasion as justification was "absurd."

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said on Friday that the White House was exploring ways to expand its legal power to deport undocumented migrants, including suspending habeas corpus, the constitutional right for people to legally challenge their detention by the government.



Why It Matters

Habeas Corpus is Latin for "you shall have the body" and is used to bring a prisoner or other detainee before a court to determine if their imprisonment or detention is legal.

The right is enshrined in Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution, which outlines the powers of Congress, not the president.

The Constitution's Suspension Clause, the second clause of Article I, Section 9, states that habeas corpus "shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it."

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This horrible issue is no longer a suggestion as the article talks about it--because IMHO anything Stephen Miller puts his hands on, Trump will give to him.

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White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller talks to reporters outside of the White House West Wing on May 9, 2025, in Washington D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images