Second...how can the ACLU say they aren't getting due process? They aren't citizens...they are here ILLEGALLY and therfore do not fall under the protections of due process...this is not illegal and unconstitutional IMHO.
Capt Gregory Prickett
I never said Due Process doesn't apply. I think the problem here is that you're confused on what Due Process is. Due process is the legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person. Some rights that apply to criminal proceedings do not apply to administrative proceeding, and SCOTUS says deportation is an administrative proceeding.
What legal scholars? Do you have a source for those "Legal Scholars" and do they have names?
http://stopdeportationsnow.blogspot.com/2011/08/is-immigration-law-civil-or-criminal.html
Is Immigration Law Civil or Criminal?
Immigration law in the United States is civil, not criminal. People found to be in violation of immigration law are not punished; they are ...
Detained Immigrants and the Right to Counsel
The Supreme Court has held that deportation is not punishment, but rather an administrative procedure whereby an illegal alien is returned to his homeland. The alien has not been deprived of life, liberty, or property, so many constitutional protections do not apply.Most important to the discussion is the fact that most detainees facing deportation are dealing with administrative charges in a civil process, rather than criminal. Consequently...
https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/06/24/us/us-long-history-of-separating-families-trnd/index.html
Actually, the US has a long history of separating families
Many Americans say the practice of separating migrant children from their families is not who we are. But policies like these are nothing new.
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=94079
John McCain: Press Release - Barack Obama - A
The American Presidency Project contains the most comprehensive collection of resources pertaining to the study of the President of the United States. Compiled by John Woolley and Gerhard Peters