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The White House says it is considering suspending habeas corpus, a constitutional provision,

preventing people from being unlawfully detained or imprisoned by the government.

The idea comes within the context of the administration's fight against illegal immigration.

More from MPL's Daniel Kurtzleben.

A reporter asked White House aide Stephen Miller if President Trump is considering suspending habeas corpus.

Miller said yes.

Well, the Constitution is clear, and that, of course, is the supreme law of the land,

that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus can be suspended in a time of invasion.

So it's an option we're actively looking at.

The Trump administration often characterizes the large number of people entering the U.S. illegally as an invasion.

It's not clear how active the proposal is. This would be another extraordinary measure,

joining the use of an 18th century law to deport alleged gang members to a prison in El Salvador

and attempting to send others to Libya. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.

The mayor of Newark, New Jersey was arrested today to protest outside an immigration detention center.

NPR's Joel Rose reports the incident marks an escalation in the fight between city officials and federal immigration authorities.

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