This right also extends to noncitizens held within the United States, and in the case of those migrants who have been ...

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

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

Abraham Lincoln became the first US president to suspend habeas corpus in 1861, during the American Civil War. That led to a ...

The Trump administration on Tuesday appealed a judge's ruling last week that hundreds of Venezuelans who were deported to El ...

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

Top White House aide Stephen Miller says the Trump administration is looking for ways to expand its legal power to deport migrants who are in the United States illegally.

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 ...

Legal experts and Democratic lawmakers sounded alarms as the Trump administration openly discussed bypassing this fundamental right without seeking Congressional approval.

The Trump administration has said it's considering suspending habeas corpus. UC Berkeley law professor Amanda Tyler explains the concept, what rights it guarantees and whether a suspension is legal.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has indicated that the Trump administration is actively considering whether it can suspend habeas corpus, the right of an individual to challenge ...

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 ...