The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations
In 1798, with the U.S. preparing for what it believed would be a war with France, Congress passed a series of laws that ...
A timeline of the legal wrangling and deportation flights after Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act
An extraordinary legal showdown took place last weekend over President Donald Trump’s invocation of an 18th century wartime ...
What to Know About the Alien Enemies Act and Trump’s Use of It
The president’s invocation of the wartime law enacted in 1798 was quickly blocked by a federal judge. It had only been used ...
Trump Invoked the Alien Enemies Act to Speed Up Deportations: What to Know
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gives the president wartime powers to deport undocumented immigrants with little to no due ...
Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act for first time since WWII. Why was it used previously?
In a 226-year span, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 had been invoked only three times — until now. President Donald Trump ...
Trump administration touts deportations under Alien Enemies Act after a judge temporarily blocked its use
Administration officials said they expect the fight over using the wartime act to ultimately head to the Supreme Court.
Timeline: Trump's race against courts to deport alleged gang members under Alien Enemies Act
A minute-by-minute timeline of events of the Trump administration's race against the clock to deport alleged members of the ...
What is the Alien Enemies Act, and why is Donald Trump considering it?
President Trump is considering invoking the Alien Enemies Act, a law that is 200+ years old, to further his mass deportation ...
What is the Alien Enemies Act? Trump Reported to Use for Mass Deportations
The Alien Enemies Act is a wartime law passed in 1798 as part of the Alien and Sedition Acts under President John Adams. It ...
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Trump is invoking the Alien Enemies Act. Here are answers to key questions about the 1798 law
The Alien Enemies Act has been invoked three times before - most recently as a justification for some internments during ...
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Why has Donald Trump invoked the 18th century wartime law, the Alien Enemies act, last used in World War II?
In his latest bid to flex his fascist muscles, Donald Trump has gone digging through the compost heap of history and pulled ...
Trump is using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war
(THE CONVERSATION) As President Donald Trump often promised during his 2024 presidential campaign, on March 15, 2025, he invoked an obscure 18th-century law called the Alien Enemies Act to justify ...