India, May 10 -- White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller on Friday said that the Trump administration is 'looking at' suspending the writ of habeas corpus. His comments came in response to a reporter who asked about the president's way of dealing with the problem of illegal immigration into the US.

Miller said, "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 time of invasion."

"So, I would say that's an option we're actively looking at," he added. The White House official, however, noted that the decision depends 'whether the courts do the right thing or not'.

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