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 ...

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 ...

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Friday that the Trump administration is "actively looking at" ...

Where did the principle of habeas corpus come from, and why is the current administration looking to repeal it? Here’s what ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, couldn't define habeas corpus when asked to do so at a recent Senate hearing, instead flipping the constitutional provision into a presidential ...