Administration officials have suggested suspending a legal principle that protects against unlawful detention, and struggled ...

Facing sharp questioning from Democratic lawmakers, the director of Homeland Security incorrectly described the ...

She did not even know what habeas corpus is. It should come as no surprise, judging from her actions. At a hearing, she was ...

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 ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday lent some support to calls to suspend habeas corpus as part of the administration’s immigration crackdown after aide Stephen Miller said the ...

The Trump administration is considering the suspension of habeas corpus, a move that could have significant implications for ...

The 47th president cites Lincoln and FDR as precedents for what would set up a constitutional clash. Mr. Hoffman is an ...

The suspension could lead to indefinite detention without legal review, prompting legal challenges and historical comparisons to past suspensions. Habeas Corpus is a Latin word meaning which ...

A writ of habeas corpus requires authorities to produce in court an individual they are holding and justify their confinement ...

As my co-blogger Ilya Somin notes below, White House aide Stephen Miller commented today that the Trump Administration is "actively looking at" whether it ...

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering suspending habeas corpus—the right a person has to challenge their detention in court—ABC News reports.White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller ...

The Constitution does not allow the suspension of habeas corpus solely because an “invasion” is declared by the executive branch. The document states in Article I that it can be suspended only ...