[Argonaut998]

Agree completely. I was referring more about entry to the US in the first place.

I suppose the current admin doesn’t believe the first amendment applies to non-citizens. I think I saw that judges are trying to block it. Do they have a point? Does the second amendment apply for non-citizens?

[DiogenesKynikos]

The entire Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments) applies to everyone, not just citizens.

The Bill of Rights never mentions citizens. It was formulated as a set of restrictions on what the federal government is allowed to do. The government shall not censor opinions. The government shall not establish a national religion. The government shall not jail anyone without due process. And so on. The Bill of Rights doesn't contain any clause like, "... except for non-citizens."

What Trump is trying to do flies in the face of more than two centuries of Constitutional practice.

[ajross]

Honestly, and cynically: it doesn't matter at this point. You can't put that genie back in the bottle. We can now take political prisoners in the US, and it won't stop at these two. Realistically it won't stop with this administration. The tools are too useful and too tempting.