Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the U.

A majority of Americans support the right of habeas corpus, according to a new poll, which comes after a top adviser to President Donald Trump said the White House was “looking at” suspending it. Photo from Tingey Injury Law Firm, UnSplash

Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, said the Constitution says “the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus can be suspended in a time of invasion.” Habeas corpus — Latin for “yo ...