Trump administration mulling end to habeas corpus, legal right to challenge one’s detention

Presidential adviser Stephen Miller announces potential move, which US has made only four times in history

The Trump administration is considering suspending the writ of habeas corpus, the legal right to challenge one's detention, Stephen Miller, a top White House adviser, said on Friday.

The constitution is clear, and that of course is the supreme law of the land, that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus could be suspended in time of invasion. So that's an option we're actively looking at. A lot of it depends on whether the courts do the right thing or not," Miller said to a group of reporters at the White House.