Trump wants to give his agents the unchecked ability to round up whoever they want, whenever they want, without charges or ...

The right allows people to legally challenge their detentions by the government and is guaranteed in the Constitution.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their ...

Habeas Corpus is Latin for "you shall have the body" and is used to bring a prisoner or other detainee before a court to determine if their imprisonment or detention is legal. The right is enshrined ...

The future of habeas corpus has been pushed into the spotlight as President Donald Trump has been involved in discussions inside his administration over potentially taking the extreme step of ...

Republican President George W. Bush did not move to suspend habeas corpus after the Sept. 11 attacks, but his administration ...

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

Any attempt to suspend habeas corpus would inevitably trigger immediate legal challenges raising multiple constitutional questions that would likely reach the Supreme Court through expedited review.

Khali filed a habeas corpus petition to challenge the legality of his detention, and his case still faces legal challenges as he faces deportation. Habeas corpus has been suspended only four times ...

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