This is why we need due process

Amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, some Republicans are brushing away concerns about due process. White House adviser Stephen Miller, for example, claimed that “if you illegally invaded our country the only ‘process’ you are entitled to is deportation.” Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) claimed, “There is no due process if you come here illegally because you violated the law.”

But a massive mix-up by the Trump administration that reportedly sent a makeup artist to a foreign jail for terrorists offers a tragic and timely reminder why due process is such an important, fundamental human right.