Trump Challenges Migrants' Due Process Rights, Undercutting Bedrock Principle
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The Trump administration is increasingly bypassing constitutional limits on immigration enforcement by claiming the executive branch has unchecked power to deport migrants without due process. President Trump argues that due process for all undocumented individuals is impractical and unnecessary, emphasizing the urgency of rapid deportation. Legal experts find this perspective alarming, as it undermines civil rights outlined in the Constitution. They stress that due process protections apply to all individuals, not just citizens, and express concern over the administration's disregard for established legal norms.
We're getting them out, and a judge can't say, No, you have to have a trial,' Mr. Trump said on Tuesday in the Oval Office. The trial is going to take two years. We're going to have a very dangerous country if we're not allowed to do what we're entitled to do.
It is so troubling to hear the president and top executive officials give so little regard to the Constitution. It's important to emphasize that the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment says no person can be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law.' It doesn't say citizen.
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