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Due Process

2019

2019-07-23 DOH issued a notice enabling DHS to expedite removal of immigrants, making it further impossible for immigrants to know their rights before they are shipped back out.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/07/23/2019-15710/designating-aliens-for-expedited-removal

2025 March

2025-03-06 Trump invoked the Wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to bypass due process and target Venezuelan immigrants.

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/president-trump-illegally-invokes-alien-enemies-act-brennan-center-reacts

2025 April

2025-04-01 Stephen Miller wrote on X, “If you illegally invaded our country the only “process” you are entitled to is deportation”.

https://x.com/StephenM/status/1907116768474071069?lang=en

2025-04-01 During a press conference, a journalist asked Karoline Leavitt about the Trump administration ignoring judge orders and proceeding with their own agendas without taking heed for judicial orders. The journalist asked pointe-blank, “So are you saying that it is okay to ignore a judge’s ruling if you don’t like it?”. Leavitt’s snarky response, “Uh, who does that judge work for? It was an immigration judge who works for the Department of Justice at the direction of the Attorney General of the United States, whose name is Pam Bondi, who has committed to eradicating MS-13 from our nation’s interior…”

https://www.whitehouse.gov/videos/press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-briefs-members-of-the-media-apr-1-2025/

2025 May

2025-05-06 During a confirmation hearing, Lauren Underwood asked Kristi Noem if she believed the Constitution guaranteed due process to everyone in America. Kristi Noem refused to give a definitive answer.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1369851931132185

2025-05-20 During a hearing Kristi Noem fumbled with the definition of Habeas Corpus and misinterpreted the type of approval needed to activate the suspension clause.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1948380052635180

2025-05-24 Stephen Miller wrote on X, “The only process illegals are due is deportation”.

https://x.com/StephenM/status/1926381018354754002

2026-05-05 DHS closed its internal watchdog offices that track the abuse of immigrants. This came after a Washington Post investigation found an increase in abuse and excessive force carried out on detainees as the Trump administration over-packs detention centers.

https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/cnn-cuts-to-dhs-watchdogs-spark-more-questions-as-deportation-efforts-increase/

https://thehill.com/homenews/5864182-oido-dhs-watchdog-closure/

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-detention-center-abuse-watchdog-office-closes-b2970785.html

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-05-05/us-to-close-watchdog-office-for-federal-immigration-detention-abuses

https://www.commondreams.org/news/dhs-ombudsman-closed

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/insight/ice-watchdog-office-closed-amid-record-use-of-force/gm-GM34C7CD45?gemSnapshotKey=GM34C7CD45-snapshot-1