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		pm3003 on March 19, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two w... So she probably was alright with the law (short stay) but not with the system if I understand correctly. Still, wouldn't her detention be arbitrary and thus fall foul of habeas corpus principles which I have no doubt are in the US law?

helaoban on March 19, 2025 [–]

> Still, wouldn't her detention be arbitrary and thus fall foul of habeas corpus principles which I have no doubt are in the US law?

That's for a court to determine, and I'm sure it takes several weeks at least for something like this to make its way through the court system.

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