Trump Calls For Deportations Without Hearings Or Judges

The call would raise serious questions under both U.S. and international law. It would be a denial of the most basic protections of due process for those with credible claims for asylum. The position is both extreme and untenable.

JONATHAN TURLEY

donald_trump_president-elect_portrait_croppedPresident Donald Trump escalated the debate over immigration this weekend in calling for the deportation of people who “invade our Country”, without hearings or judges.  The call would raise serious questions under both U.S. and international law.  It would be a denial of the most basic protections of due process for those with credible claims for asylum. The position is both extreme and untenable. It also undermines otherwise strong arguments being asserted for expedited procedures for dealing with the influx of undocumented persons.

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