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The Actual Threat: Attacks on Habeas and Citizenship Rights
When a senior White House official makes such extreme threats, it demands a moment of clarity. I interrogate his bogus legal claims and dangerous talk of suspending habeas.
Stephen Miller recently claimed that President Trump could suspend habeas corpus during what the administration calls an “invasion.” That’s not just legally wrong—it’s extraordinarily dangerous. In this video, I walk you through why that’s the case.