The White House deputy chief of staff told reporters Friday that the Trump administration is “actively looking at” suspending a legal procedure that allows people to challenge a government’s decision to detain them.

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Friday that the Trump administration is "actively looking at" suspending habeas corpus, the right of a person to challenge their detention in court.

Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff and DHS security adviser, Stephen Miller, who has been known for his hard-line immigration policies, told reporters at the White House driveway Friday that the administration was looking into stopping a protection that allows detained individuals to challenge their detention in court.