The notion of due process has been much in the news, thanks to President Trump, whose devotion to fairness is characteristically situational: He’s all for due process when it comes to alleged spouse abusers or sexual harassers; less so, maybe, for gun owners. In recent days, that includes an all-but-ignored Supreme Court ruling that should worry anyone who believes in the importance of due process. If that sounds like a no-brainer question of due process, it is. It is important to remember that the right to due process applies to all persons within the United States, citizens and noncitizens alike. In the end, about two-thirds of these asylum seekers eventually receive permission to remain in the United States.

Source: Washington Post March 03, 2018 00:56 UTC