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Migrants sue Trump, govt; claim violation of constitutional rights (Nexus Services Inc. funds)
foxnews.com ^ | 11-2-18 | Edmund DeMarche, Amy Lieu , Fox News with Fox News' Gregg Re and AP

Posted on 11/02/2018 4:36:50 AM PDT by Liz

A dozen migrants from Honduras filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against Pres Trump, DHS, and others, claiming a violation of their due process under the Fifth Amendment.....that "no person… shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." A recent PBS report cited former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who ruled in 1993 case that "it is well established that the Fifth Amendment entitles aliens to due process of law in a deportation proceeding."

Twelve Honduran nationals, including six children, are listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed Thursday in the US District Court in Washington, D.C., said it is widely known that Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are “undergoing a well-documented human rights crisis.” The lawsuit also claims that the plaintiffs’ right to the Administrative Procedures Act and the Declaratory Judgement Act were being infringed upon.

The Central American migrant caravan now numbers approximately 4,000 people, down from a high of 7,200. The lawsuit points to Trump's claim that he will prevent the caravan from entering the U.S. It claims that the president cannot stop asylum-seekers by employing the military -- when they have a fair claim. The suit criticized the president's attempt at stoking "fear and hysteria," by claiming that criminals and gang members have joined the caravan. The suit cited a Trump interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, where the president laid out plans to build tent cities to house migrants. The suit questioned the functionality of such a project, and asked if these living quarters would qualify under the Flores Agreement of 1997.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: aliens; elsalvador; falsepremises; guatemala; honduras; incompetentlaw; internationallaw; jurisdiction; notsubjectto; stakeholderlies; standing
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To: Liz

They have no rights, they are not Citizens of this country.


41 posted on 11/02/2018 8:29:29 AM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Sounds like a great "Plan of Action" to me.

We need to REQUIRE that students AND VOTERS UNDERSTAND the Constitution.
They must actually READ THE CONSTITUTION !
EXCERPT ...
42 posted on 11/02/2018 11:24:56 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks AW!M. They were obviously told to do this by some ambulance chaser, and there should be retribution against the joker.

43 posted on 11/02/2018 12:34:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: Gay State Conservative

There is no chance that any court will ever rule that “persons” means “citizens”.


44 posted on 11/02/2018 12:59:29 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain)
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To: Yosemitest

Big Yo!

Yosemitest!

You rock, FRiend!


45 posted on 11/03/2018 4:50:24 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (FoxNews owes Judicial Watch a PROFOUND apology. Or are they corrupt?)
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