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

During a budget hearing at the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, Democratic New Hampshire Senator Margaret Hassan asked ...

Administration officials have suggested suspending a legal principle that protects against unlawful detention, and struggled ...

As the Trump administration considers abandoning constitutional protection for immigrants without legal status, a San Diego ...

A 24 year-old asylum seeker was detained Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers outside a Portland immigration courtroom after she appeared for a scheduled court date.

Former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Toobin weighed in on the White House considering suspending habeas corpus, or the right to challenge the legality of detention, amid President Trump’s crackdown on ...

The U.S. Constitution allows habeas corpus to be suspended in situations such as an invasion. The administration says illegal ...

Suspending habeas corpus, as a result ... However, judges routinely weigh the legality of immigration policies, which are often brought by plaintiffs directly affected. The Trump administration ...

While current consideration focuses on immigration enforcement, the potential suspension of habeas corpus carries implications extending far beyond this specific policy area, potentially affecting ...

Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, incorrectly defined habeas corpus. What does habeas corpus do? Has it ever been ...

President Trump is not the first president to challenge the right to habeas corpus as part of his immigration crackdown.

Noem was sharply criticized by Democrats for her answers to questions about habeas corpus, which they said she did not define ...