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Strovenovus's avatar

Generally speaking, I do not want the President (whoever it may be) to have the power to scoop people up and send them to a foreign prison without a hearing determining their status as Enemy Aliens. If that means that criminals get a hearing or a second hearing, so be it. Liberty!

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Alvie Johnson's avatar

To state the obvious, citizens of the US are entitled to the protections of the US Constitution. How can people who are not US citizens and are in the US only because they have broken its laws and thereby spurned the Constitution [illegal aliens] claim any right to its protections?

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Strovenovus's avatar

Is it obvious? I'd say not. The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly recognized that illegal aliens are entitled to due process. The Fifth Amendment protects "persons" not "citizens." There is also an obvious and good *reason* for this, however: a hearing is needed to make sure that the accused is indeed here illegally and, subject to any additional protection afforded by Congress, can be deported.

Imagine for a moment that the ICE under the next Democratic executive (hard to imagine right now, but bear with me) accuses you of crimes and of being an illegal alien enemy. Agents barge into your home, arrest you, put you on a plane and intern you in a prison complex in Cuba.

You'd want a hearing to determine your status before being sent off, right? Even though the government claims that you are an illegal alien...

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