Habeas corpus, known as the “Great Writ,” is a centuries-old legal instrument. The phrase is Latin for “you have the body.” ...

Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) asked Noem to simply define habeas corpus — which allows people to challenge the legality of their detention in court, a key right of due process — in a hearing by ...

Ms. Noem also said that she thought the president had the authority to suspend habeas corpus, an action that has been weighed by Trump officials, though legal experts say that can only be done by ...

Top Trump adviser suggests White House could suspend habeas corpus to deport migrants ... rights to challenge their detention in court. Legal experts evaluate the high court hearings and what ...

UC Berkeley law professor Amanda Tyler says today’s fight over government power to detain people without due process could ...

Sen. Maggie Hassan hit back at the Homeland Security secretary's incorrect definition of a foundational provision that ...

After a series of high-profile setbacks in federal court, the Trump administration is threatening to escalate its immigration crackdown by unilaterally suspending habeas corpus, a foundational ...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recently defined habeas corpus before a congressional hearing as “the ...

Though framed as a move against undocumented immigrants, historians and legal experts warn the consequences ... at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus — a constitutional right that allows ...

Article I of the U.S. Constitution declares that “the Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.” ...

Two asylum seekers were arrested at the Portland Immigration Courthouse by ICE, despite Oregon being a sanctuary state and ...

Noem also said that she thought the president had the authority to suspend habeas corpus, an action that has been weighed by Trump officials, though legal experts say that can only be done by ...