text: has president bush, or his cohorts, suspended the right of habeas corpus? i heard this has already been done by the homeland security bills or otherwise. it is now possible in the usa to get taken into custody with no charges or any report to the public and held forver without a trial or attorney. is this true? actually, hamdi wasn't released. he was forcibly deported.  and the bush administration ignored the hamdi ruling in the matter of jose padilla, who was held without charges for years until being charged with unrelated crimes a few months ago.  the real id act in july 2005 changed the habeas procedure in certain cases, including most immigration deportation cases, to eliminate habeas review at the federal district court level, though circuit court of appeals review is still available.  finally in december 2005, the senate passed a bill [s. 1042] removing the rights of 'enemy combatants' to challenge their status in any federal courts, thus eliminating habeas review. this is the infamous graham amendment, and was publicly supported by the white house.   it was later merged into the appropriations bill, along with  senator mccain's anti-torture provisions, which this bill largely bypasses. bush signed the bill into law, along with the infamous signing statement where he claims presidential authority to ignore the laws prohibiting torture and fair treatment or prisoners whenever he sees fit.