Two Latin words – 'habeas corpus' – protect any person, whether citizen or not, from being illegally confined. deepblue4you, iStock / Getty Images Plus In some parts of the world, a person may be ...

Habeas corpus is a petition to have a judge review the legality of the prisoner's imprisonment. Originally part of the English system of civil liberties developed during the 17th and 18th centuries, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says President Donald Trump is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the United States illegally.

In Latin, habeas corpus means "you have the body." A writ of habeas corpus is typically an order which requires law enforcement authorities to produce a prisoner they are holding and to justify a ...

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 ...

Stephen Miller says the Trump administration is considering suspending habeas corpus to accelerate deportations. Habeas corpus protects against unlawful detention and is deeply rooted in American law.

One of the Bush administration's most far-reaching assertions of government power was revealed quietly last week when Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified that habeas corpus -- the right to go ...

President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller told reporters on Friday, May 9, that the Trump Administration is “looking at” the option of suspending “habeas corpus” in ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrea Seielstad, University of Dayton (THE CONVERSATION) In some parts of the world, ...

Trump Team Mulls Suspending the Constitutional Right of Habeas Corpus to Speed Deportations. Can It? WASHINGTON (AP) — White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says President Donald Trump is ...

WASHINGTON — White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says President Donald Trump is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the United States illegally. To ...