Ximena Bustillo

Vice President J.D. Vance went as far as to call it a, quote, fake legal process on social media. And in another post, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has said, quote, the judicial process is for Americans. Immediate deportation is for illegal aliens. But critics broadly point to the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Vice President J.D. Vance went as far as to call it a, quote, fake legal process on social media. And in another post, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has said, quote, the judicial process is for Americans. Immediate deportation is for illegal aliens. But critics broadly point to the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

That states that no person can, quote, be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. The administration seems to be banking on Americans believing that non-citizens don't get the same due process as citizens. That's according to Musafar Chishti from the Migration Policy Institute.

That states that no person can, quote, be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. The administration seems to be banking on Americans believing that non-citizens don't get the same due process as citizens. That's according to Musafar Chishti from the Migration Policy Institute.

That states that no person can, quote, be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. The administration seems to be banking on Americans believing that non-citizens don't get the same due process as citizens. That's according to Musafar Chishti from the Migration Policy Institute.

The ultimate concern, he says, is that if you strip due process for one group, that's a slippery slope for others.

The ultimate concern, he says, is that if you strip due process for one group, that's a slippery slope for others.

The ultimate concern, he says, is that if you strip due process for one group, that's a slippery slope for others.

Put simply, because mistakes are made. It's central to the Constitution that if the government makes any accusation, people accused have a chance to respond. Immigration courts were designed specifically as a neutral space where both the government and immigrants could both make their cases. Not every person gets the same rights, though. It's a spectrum of rights, you know, law experts tell me.

Put simply, because mistakes are made. It's central to the Constitution that if the government makes any accusation, people accused have a chance to respond. Immigration courts were designed specifically as a neutral space where both the government and immigrants could both make their cases. Not every person gets the same rights, though. It's a spectrum of rights, you know, law experts tell me.

Put simply, because mistakes are made. It's central to the Constitution that if the government makes any accusation, people accused have a chance to respond. Immigration courts were designed specifically as a neutral space where both the government and immigrants could both make their cases. Not every person gets the same rights, though. It's a spectrum of rights, you know, law experts tell me.

It depends on how long you've been in the country and other factors. I spoke with Ashley Tabador. She's a former immigration judge, and she said the government can't just act on the basis of allegations.

It depends on how long you've been in the country and other factors. I spoke with Ashley Tabador. She's a former immigration judge, and she said the government can't just act on the basis of allegations.

It depends on how long you've been in the country and other factors. I spoke with Ashley Tabador. She's a former immigration judge, and she said the government can't just act on the basis of allegations.

You know, the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia brought the question of due process to the forefront. In 2019, an immigration judge had decided that he could not be deported to El Salvador, but last month officials arrested him. Within days, and by mistake, he was sent to a prison in El Salvador.

You know, the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia brought the question of due process to the forefront. In 2019, an immigration judge had decided that he could not be deported to El Salvador, but last month officials arrested him. Within days, and by mistake, he was sent to a prison in El Salvador.

You know, the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia brought the question of due process to the forefront. In 2019, an immigration judge had decided that he could not be deported to El Salvador, but last month officials arrested him. Within days, and by mistake, he was sent to a prison in El Salvador.

Other lawyers fighting Trump's policies have alleged their clients didn't have deportation orders yet and were due in court, and suddenly they ended up in other countries. And lawyers have told me that they've defended U.S. citizens or others with legal status who got arrested or detained when they shouldn't have. But Trump administration is making other changes too.

Other lawyers fighting Trump's policies have alleged their clients didn't have deportation orders yet and were due in court, and suddenly they ended up in other countries. And lawyers have told me that they've defended U.S. citizens or others with legal status who got arrested or detained when they shouldn't have. But Trump administration is making other changes too.

Other lawyers fighting Trump's policies have alleged their clients didn't have deportation orders yet and were due in court, and suddenly they ended up in other countries. And lawyers have told me that they've defended U.S. citizens or others with legal status who got arrested or detained when they shouldn't have. But Trump administration is making other changes too.