WASHINGTON -- 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 ...

Habeas corpus is a legal principle that allows people who believe they are being unlawfully detained or imprisoned to petition for their release in court. Immigrants and rights groups have filed ...

The Trump administration floated an idea in recent weeks: suspending habeas corpus. Why? Because over and over again — including in the American Civil Liberties Union's challenge against President ...

That fundamental legal protection allowing detained people to challenge their imprisonment might be on the chopping block. In a development that has alarmed constitutional experts across the political ...

The secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, got a pop quiz at a Senate hearing this week. The question came from Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire. KRISTI NOEM: Well, habeas ...