Sections of the U.S. Constitution were found missing from the Library of Congress website, particularly those outlining the Writ of Habeas Corpus, which protects citizens against unlawful detention. The missing sections, which include parts of Article 1, reflect powers given to Congress and denied to states, and these areas had been a focus of the Trump administration's policies. The Library of Congress later attributed the removal to a coding error during a site update, sparking concern over the implications of the administration's past statements on detainment and deportations.
The missing sections of the Constitution included Sections 9 and 10 and portions of Section 8 from Article 1. Section 9 includes the 'Writ of Habeas Corpus,' which protects Americans from being unlawfully detained.
After getting caught, officials started quietly blaming it on a 'glitch.' The library confirmed the missing sections were merely a coding error.
Sections 8 and 10 both cover the powers the Constitution gives Congress and the powers the Constitution denies to the states, respectively. Noticeably, the affected sections have all been recently targeted by the Trump administration.
In May, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said the administration was considering suspending habeas corpus to increase deportations, citing 'invasion.'
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