The US Secretary of National Security, Kristi Call, speaks an audience with the Senate Committee on National Security and Government Affairs in Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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The US Secretary of National Security, Kristi Call, speaks an audience with the Senate Committee on National Security and Government Affairs in Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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The name of the Secretary of National Security Kristi received a pop questionnaire at a Senate hearing this week. The question arose from Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan, or New Hampshire.
Hassan asked him to appoint to explain the Habeas corpus.
For registration, Habeas Corpus is the legal principle, enshrined in the Constitution, which protects people from illegal detention.
The reason why this little Latin is under discussion is because the Trump administration says it is considering suspending habeas corpus.
This central constitutional protection has been an obstacle to the president’s mass deportation plan.
Habeas Corpus is a principle that is hundreds of years older than America.
What would mean if the president suspended it? And could he, under the Constitution?
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