Posted on 03/23/2025 1:18:06 PM PDT by RandFan
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul isn’t fully endorsing President Donald Trump’s recent use of the rarely used Alien Enemies Act to deport a group of Venezuelan nationals accused of gang ties, warning that the move raises “big legal questions.”
“The Bill of Rights applies to everyone,” Paul said during an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation” with moderator Margaret Brennan on Sunday. “The Bill of Rights doesn’t specifically designate citizens … On the other end, the Alien Enemies Act says you don’t get much process … The president can declare that you are somehow a problem for foreign policy … and you can be deported.”
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Paul, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said that the situation presents a clash between constitutional protections and presidential authority. If Trump follows through on his intention to take the case to the Supreme Court, Paul predicted that the judges will likely back the administration’s use of the act and hinted at a possible discomfort with that outcome.
“My guess is they will uphold the Alien Enemies Act,” he said. “It’s not necessarily my position but I think the court will uphold it.”
However, Paul also seemed to think that Trump’s immigration agenda will not progress without some inclusion of due process, but declined to go into detail on what that could look like.
“I think there is going to be some process afforded by the courts for representation before you’re deported in most cases,” he said.
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So illegals can carry guns legally? Stick to eye doctoring Randy.
“And in a capsule, with one statement, Rand shows why I do not like him.”
Likewise. Every time I try, he finds a way to defeat me.
I’m not as expert on this law as a sophomore college law student so I have no business ‘interpreting’ how the Constitution applies in this situation, and my personal wishes are irrelevant.
I believe the premise behind the law is that these people are not immigrants. They are belligerent combatants, not unlike Germans or Japanese would have been during WWII. The idea that they would be entitled to due process or protected by the Bill of Rights is absurd.
Something tells me he never played team sports as a kid.....or any sports for that matter. SMH
I assume that the question has to do with due process. To make sure that we didn't end up sending an American citizen to Bukele's prison by accident.
No one here is qualified to opine on this. It is all emotions.
No. The Bill of Rights does not apply to 8 billion foreigners.
Buh-bye. Enjoy El Salvador. Don't forget to write. And if you drop the soap...just leave it.
To apply our Bill Of Rights to illegal invaders is insane!
Randy’s mother must have dropped him a few times when he was a baby.
The Bill of Rights is available only to Americans and all foreigners are guests. They. An enjoy rights at our pleasure in regards to criminal charges but the second we want them gone they gotta go. Full stop.
People love him. Don’t get it twisted
He is as unpredictable as Chris Christie used to be (who is now predictable)
No one else.
Rural peasants in China are not protected by the US Constitution. Obviously.
And neither are illegal aliens in the US. Obviously.
I’d guess it depends on the the right. If something in the BOR or the Constitution refers to the right of a ‘Citizen’, it doesn’t apply to illegals.
But I don’t think most of the documents do; they refer to ‘person’, ‘persons’ or ‘people’.
I guess it’s a question for the Supremes.
I notice NO ONE mentions Laken, Rachel or Jocelyn’s “Rights” oh that’s right, they didnt have any rights no due process for them
It is a pity. His flaws overshadow his assets.
They hadn’t committed crimes.
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