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Nope, it applies to every person within the US. The Bill of Rights does not even contain the word "citizen." Moreover, the SCOTUS has ruled multiple times [1]
by jude- 10y ago
Nope, it applies to every person within the US. The Bill of Rights does not even contain the word "citizen." Moreover, the SCOTUS has ruled multiple times [1] that every person in the US--illegally or not--is entitled to due process.
[1] http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/255281-yes-illegal-aliens-have-constitutional-rights http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/255281-yes...
- count 10y agoSorry, 'in the US' is the key part, more so than 'US Citizens'. The bill was to protect detainees and 3rd party nationals in foreign areas (read: black prisons overseas).