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Trump Says Undocumented Immigrants Shouldnāt Get Trials Before Deportation
President Trump asserted on Tuesday that undocumented immigrants should not be entitled to trials, insisting that his administration should be able to deport them without appearing before a judge.The remarks, which he made in the Oval Office in front of reporters, were Mr. Trumpās latest broadside against the judiciary, which he has said is inhibiting his deportation powers. Mr. Trump falsely claimed that countries like Congo and Venezuela had emptied their prisons into the United States and that he therefore needed to bypass the constitutional demands of due process to expel the immigrants quickly.
āI hope we get cooperation from the courts, because we have thousands of people that are ready to go out and you canāt have a trial for all of these people,ā Mr. Trump said. āIt wasnāt meant. The system wasnāt meant. And we donāt think thereās anything that says that.ā

Trump Says Undocumented Immigrants Shouldnāt Get Trials Before Deportation
The president claimed that countries were sending their prisoners to the United States and that he needed to bypass the constitutional demands of due process to expel them quickly.
I'm not sure who the "we" is in that comment but the 5th A guarantees several fundamental rights in criminal cases. It protects against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and ensures due process before the government can take away life, liberty, or property.
Is it surprising to see trump admit he is unfamiliar with the founding principles of justice in America? Absolutely not. But even though they are stooges, one would hope people like the AG and Solicitor General have a working knowledge of the laws governing the country. Assuming they are, why haven't they disabused Don of his ignorance? Why are they allowing the POTUS to entertain notions of ruling without regard for the law? Why does he think he should get to choose who gets a trial and who doesn't? How could you folks have elected such a man?