A suspension of habeas corpus due to the crackdown on illegal immigrants living in the United States would meet the conditions set out in the Constitution, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday, The Hill reported.
The issue has been controversial since President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said the White House was considering the suspension of habeas corpus as part of the administration’s efforts to deport illegal immigrants.
A writ of habeas corpus makes it mandatory for authorities to produce an individual they are holding and to justify their confinement, with the Constitution only permitting its suspension in limited circumstances — “in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.”
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