WGRZ: Steve Yale-Loehr Raises Due Process Concerns Over ICE Detainee Transfers

In ICE Flights From Buffalo Airport Raise Constitutional Concerns for Detainees Steve said, “The due process clause of the Constitution protects everyone who’s in the United States, not just U.S. citizens. So, before you can deport someone, you have to make sure that you follow the due process of law by giving them the opportunity for a hearing.” He said that the rapid transfer of detainees out of state creates a legal problem. “If you send someone to a detention center for what essentially is a civil violation without giving them the right to a hearing, that violates the Constitution.” He noted that the “only way they can try to get out from immigration detention is through this habeas corpus action filed in federal court. If you’re flown down to Texas, you need to have your family or whoever find a habeas attorney in Texas—and that’s very hard to do in a short amount of time.”