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The Bill of Rights is taken to apply with full force only to US Citizens. The kids aren't.
by rst 11y ago
The Bill of Rights is taken to apply with full force only to US Citizens. The kids aren't.
- briandear 11y agoThat isn't true. The sixth amendment relates to criminal law and not civil proceedings. The Constitution applies to everyone in the United States. Plenty of cases of illegal aliens have been thrown out due to Miranda violations, etc but a deportation hearing is civil.
- ikeboy 11y agoSeems more complicated. The criminal amendments apply, but the second is disputed. http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/255281-yes-illegal-aliens-have-constitutional-rights http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/255281-yes... https://reason.com/blog/2015/08/24/ilegal-aliens-have-second-amendment-righ https://reason.com/blog/2015/08/24/ilegal-aliens-have-second... https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2012/12/court-illegal-aliens-dont-have-2nd-amendment-rights/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2012/12/court-illegal-ali...
- zeckalpha 11y agoIf so, then why do we use Guantanamo Bay to house people we don't want to have constitutional rights?
- chimeracoder 11y agoIt's not that it doesn't apply at all to non-citizens; it's just that the extent to which it applies is comparatively limited. Guantanamo Bay is also different because it's also believed to be violating international law.