[Opinion] This is why we need due process - Washington Examiner

This is why we need due process - Washington Examiner

Amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, some Republicans are brushing away concerns about due process. White House adviser Stephen Miller, for example, claimed that “if you illegally invaded our country the only ‘process’ you are entitled to is deportation.” Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) claimed, “There is no due process if you come here illegally because you violated the law.” But a massive mix-up by the Trump administration that rep…

Trump’s single most aggressive attack on immigrants is now before the Supreme Court

Guards process men who were deported to El Salvador by the US. | El Salvador Press Presidency Office/Anadolu via Getty Images In mid-March, President Donald Trump invoked an almost-never-used federal law, claiming that it gives him the power to deport many immigrants at will with minimal or no legal process to determine if these deportations are lawful. The text of that statute, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, does not give presidents the power T…

A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's request to lift a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the Trump administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants. The 2-1 decision stems from a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Democracy Forward, and the ACLU of the District of Columbia. The parties were in court on Monday arguing that Trump unlawfully invoked the 1798 law for immi…