Tom Homan: The Right of Due Process Is Not the Same Under the Alien Enemies Act

Karl So more broadly ░░░░░░░░ me ask you I ░░░░░░░░ you re a law ░░░░░░░░ You ve sworn an ░░░░░░░░ to uphold the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ did that through your ░░░░░░░░ career The general principle ░░░░░░░░ want to ask you ░░░░░░░░ do you agree that ░░░░░░░░ Constitution extends those constitutional ░░░░░░░░ that we all have ░░░░░░░░ to every person in ░░░░░░░░ United States HOMAN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Every person no matter ░░░░░░░░ crime they re accused ░░░░░░░░ or no matter their ░░░░░░░░ status HOMAN And we ░░░░░░░░ followed the Constitution We ░░░░░░░░ followed the law I ░░░░░░░░ confident that everything we ░░░░░░░░ done is follow laws ░░░░░░░░ the constitutional constructs absolutely ░░░░░░░░ And so that right ░░░░░░░░ due process is something ░░░░░░░░ Fifth Amendment right of ░░░░░░░░ process extends to everybody ░░░░░░░░ would be deported they ░░░░░░░░ the chance to have ░░░░░░░░ hearing on this HOMAN ░░░░░░░░ length of due process ░░░░░░░░ not the same under ░░░░░░░░ Alien Enemies Act That ░░░░░░░░ why the Alien Enemies ░░░░░░░░ was created President Trump ░░░░░░░░ the authorities he had ░░░░░░░░ the Alien Enemies Act ░░░░░░░░ act written and passed ░░░░░░░░ Congress and signed by ░░░░░░░░ president We re using ░░░░░░░░ laws on the books ░░░░░░░░ statutes on the books ░░░░░░░░ secure the border and ░░░░░░░░ significant public safety threats ░░░░░░░░ national security threats to ░░░░░░░░ country Karl But let ░░░░░░░░ get more specific on ░░░░░░░░ The Supreme Court has ░░░░░░░░ held that constitutional rights ░░░░░░░░ to every person in ░░░░░░░░ United States Justice Scalia ░░░░░░░░ majority opinion that he ░░░░░░░░ back in 1993 wrote ░░░░░░░░ is well established that ░░░░░░░░ Fifth Amendment entitles aliens ░░░░░░░░ due process of law ░░░░░░░░ deportation proceedings Are you ░░░░░░░░ that by invoking the ░░░░░░░░ Enemies Act that undocumented ░░░░░░░░ are not entitled to ░░░░░░░░ due process rights under ░░░░░░░░ Fifth Amendment HOMAN What ░░░░░░░░ m saying the procedure ░░░░░░░░ the Alien Enemies Act ░░░░░░░░ less than it is ░░░░░░░░ like a Title Eight ░░░░░░░░ proceeding and we re ░░░░░░░░ the rules of the ░░░░░░░░ Enemies Act Again I ░░░░░░░░ this administration has followed ░░░░░░░░ law They re using ░░░░░░░░ enacted by Congress signed ░░░░░░░░ a president to remove ░░░░░░░░ from this country I ░░░░░░░░ not saying you know ░░░░░░░░ m not saying I ░░░░░░░░ not arguing right here ░░░░░░░░ nobody should get due ░░░░░░░░ I m just saying ░░░░░░░░ s a different process ░░░░░░░░ the Alien Enemies Act ░░░░░░░░ less of a process ░░░░░░░░ you see through Title ░░░░░░░░