--- title: Trump Again Calls for Stripping Migrants of Due Process description: In a series of tweets on Thursday morning, President Donald Trump called for removing immigrants who cross the border illegally. canonical: https://time.com/5330911/donald-trump-migrants-due-process/ author: Nash Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-07-05T15:16:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:53:19.320Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump Again Calls for Stripping Migrants at the Border of Due Process og:description: "They must leave, just as they would if they were standing on your front lawn" og:url: https://time.com/5330911/donald-trump-migrants-due-process/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa8bdaa4964ab1e7/698934ac97cdff6adf6b5a93/gettyimages-991103908.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: President Trump Delivers Remarks At Salute To Service Dinner In West Virginia og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Again Calls for Stripping Migrants at the Border of Due Process twitter:description: "They must leave, just as they would if they were standing on your front lawn" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa8bdaa4964ab1e7/698934ac97cdff6adf6b5a93/gettyimages-991103908.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Again Calls for Stripping Migrants at the Border of Due Process > Sponsored content. 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Sarah Sanders Says Illegal Immigrants Don't Need A Judge To Get Due Process_ by [Nash Jenkins](https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Jul 5, 2018 3:16 PM UTC  U.S. President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd after speaking at a salute to service dinner at the Greenbrier Resort on June 3, 2018 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. U.S. President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd after speaking at a salute to service dinner at the Greenbrier Resort on June 3, 2018 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [Nash Jenkins](https://time.com/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Jul 5, 2018 3:16 PM UTC In a series of tweets on Thursday morning, President Donald Trump again called for removing immigrants who cross the border illegally without providing them with legal recourse. “Law Enforcement at the Border is doing a great job, but the laws they are forced to work with are insane,” Trump wrote, after demanding that Congress pass “smart, fast and reasonable” immigration laws. “When people, with or without children, enter our Country, they must be told to leave without our Country being forced to endure a long and costly trial. Tell the people ‘OUT,’ and they must leave, just as they would if they were standing on your front lawn.” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1014873774003556354) > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1014875575557804034) > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1014875894614319104) This is not the first time Trump has suggested stripping immigrants of their due process rights. On [June 24](http://time.com/5321318/donald-trump-immigration-due-process/), he tweeted that when they “invade” our country, the U.S. “must immediately, with no Judges or Court Cases, bring them back from where they came.” Legal experts were quick to note that this would be unconstitutional. Steve Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law, cited a Supreme Court opinion from 1982 that held that “aliens, even aliens whose presence in this country is unlawful, have long been recognized as ‘persons’ guaranteed due process of law by the Fifth and Fourteen Amendments.” > [](https://twitter.com/steve%5Fvladeck/status/1010948293252341760) Trump also repeated a claim that the U.S. has hired or plans to hire “thousands of ‘judges'” to handle the task of arbitrating. That is incorrect. As [Politifact](http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/may/30/donald-trump/donald-trumps-false-claim-about-thousands-immigrat/) has noted, there are fewer than 400 immigration judges across the U.S. ## Transcript Does the president believe that undocumented immigrants have no due process rights whatsoever? Virtually all Americans agree that it makes no sense that an illigeal alien sets one foot on American soil, and then they would go through a three to five year judicial process to be removed from the country. Thousands of illegal aliens are removed every month without seeing an immigration judge As a result of procedures in current law including voluntary removal and expedited removal. Just because you don't see a judge doesn't mean you aren't receiving due process. The President is focused on securing our borders and reforming our immigration system to prevent the crisis at the border from getting worse. When you say no judges, no court cases. So no opportunity to claim asylum, no opportunity To [ INAUDIBLE ] have their cases heard before a judge. No, like I just said, just because you don't see a judge doesn't mean you aren't receiving due process. Also, the president would like to see us stop people from illegally entering the. The country at all. We'd like to have secure borders. The Democrats are the ones that want open borders. 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