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"There are 15 million illegal aliens," Miller said adding that "if each were given a full trial, deportations would take centuries"

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said in a video that went viral on Friday that undocumented immigrants are not entitled to due process protections when being removed from the United States, arguing that providing full legal proceedings would make deportations unworkable.

"There are 15 million illegal aliens," Miller said. "If each were given a full trial, deportations would take centuries. They had no due process entering the country, and they are not entitled to it when being removed."

Supreme Court precedent has long held that constitutional protections apply to noncitizens within U.S. territory. In Wong Wing v. United States (1896), the Court ruled that the Fifth Amendment's due process clause protects noncitizens from arbitrary detention or punishment.

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[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 9 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Actually, a lot of them being kicked out now are being pulled from their court dates, so they are following due process.

This scumbag should die in a jail cell.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

Not to mention the ones they are simply cancelling their visas and other legal arrangements and then arresting and deporting. Steven Miller is white supremacist scum and should be tried for crimes against humanity.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago

I want him to be publicly executed. Ideally by due process but I'm increasingly ok with by mob

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 hours ago

Ah, the land of the free welcoming the tired, heartbroken and poor huddled masses yearning for that freedom?

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

micropenis confirmed

[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 23 points 8 hours ago

If anyone doesn't have due process, no one has due process.

[–] Floon@lemmy.ml 26 points 10 hours ago

Can't stress this enough, but Stephen Miller is one of the shittiest humans alive. Has all the earmarks of an asshole young man who was shunned by all women, and he's out for his revenge. What a twat.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 37 points 15 hours ago

This guy basically just said he doesn't care what the constitution says, he's going to do whatever he wants anyway.

I sure with the idiots on the right would get riled up over literally anything besides the 2nd amendment.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 35 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

I'm sick of people trying to gaslight us into thinking ICE is only going after illegal immigrants and that they just want people to follow legal processes to come in. They're arresting people at courthouses, in the midst of following the legal process to immigrate

[–] wide_eyed_stupid@lemmy.world 18 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

They're also arresting Americans and then claiming afterwards that their birth certificates are fake.

And people need to get this through their heads: If illegal immigrants have no right to due process, then NOBODY has the right to due process, because how are you going to prove you're a citizen without due process?

[–] dogdeanafternoon@lemmy.ca 12 points 14 hours ago

I just saw an ad recruiting new ICE members. It was essentially just selling fear. These people are such cowards.

[–] MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 14 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Right. Except the criteria Mr. Nazi over there has is “…because I say they were undocumented”.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (3 children)

Isn't the onus on the state to prove they are undocumented? That's the charge yea?

So...defense lawyer to 5-A, checkmate?

This seems like something that would be thrown out before the envelope was even opened. Like AOL floppies on the judges docket.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 hours ago

So...defense lawyer to 5-A, checkmate?

Ahh see, the defense lawyer can't do anything if they literally cannot physically locate their client.

[–] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 hours ago

You would be right, if the Republican administration actually followed rule of law. How many major court cases have they lost, yet continued doing that they were sued/charged over? I've lost count. The laws are not being Enforced, because the enforcement is the task of the Executive branch, i.e. the presidency and departments (FBI, NSA, DOD, DHS, etc). In previous administrations, the non partisan federal employees would enforce the law with either party in the Whitehouse, but with this current Republican administration and it's purge of federal workforce and replacing non-partisan positions with political appointees, as explicitly called for in Project 2025.

[–] MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 7 points 10 hours ago

I’m not sure what you’re saying…

…but the state is skipping the court part.

[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Got my tomatoes and strike fund ready, when are we national striking?

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Every time I see that horrible fuck’s face I wish for horrible fates to befall him that I will not put in print.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 75 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

You need due process to even know if they are illegal aliens. They just want to deport people without checking.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 11 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I'm pretty sure some natural-born citizens have already been disappeared by ICE

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 18 points 20 hours ago

Oh, they "checked". They held up the color chart.

[–] termaxima@slrpnk.net 75 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Due process isn't something you "deserve". You are entitled to it, regardless of any circumstance. The process is due to you. It is your unalienable right.

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 155 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

You didn't have due process to be born Stephen, so you don't deserve it when we put your neck in a guillotine.

[–] drzoidberg@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago (17 children)

I'd prefer slowly lowering him into a wood chipper, feet first. After we feed him a ton of adrenaline so he can't pass out.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Nah go dangle first

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[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

This man is really stupid.

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 1 points 2 hours ago
[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 26 points 19 hours ago

Oh geez, using that logic, no criminal used due process to murder, rape, steal, so they can't be charged.

Stephen Miller is truly the Chief of Staff we deserve.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 100 points 1 day ago (29 children)

That means they can remove anyone without due process...

They could say literally anyone didn't come in the country legally, and "due process" is where people can prove they should be here

This is the same as when people would drown women, and if died she wasn't a witch so everyone would celebrate even tho they just killed an innocent.

No regard for false positives.

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[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 18 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

I think he should have been aggressively bullied more.

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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 33 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Openly admitting to violating the civil rights of millions will come in handy for those of us who will hold you accountable.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 5 points 15 hours ago

When. Dammit WHEN?

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[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 4 points 15 hours ago

Bring us yo huddled masses

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