Grand Theft America / Receipt power-2025-05-09-103
Stephen Miller floats suspending habeas corpus
White House aide Stephen Miller: habeas suspension is “an option we're actively looking at.”
Verified through 2026-08-26Source: pbs.orgCorrections: none logged
What happened
White House aide Stephen Miller: habeas suspension is “an option we're actively looking at.”
Why it matters
Emergency and domestic-force authorities can bypass ordinary limits and move coercive power closer to direct presidential control. It is tracked here under “Prepare to suspend habeas corpus”; the classification describes the documented institutional risk, not a claim about motive.
Receipt details
- Phase 2
- Assert extraordinary powers
- Prepare to suspend habeas corpus