A History of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798
The law’s roots lie in an undeclared sea conflict between a young American nation and France. President John Adams signed the ...
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 ...
ICE announces first Tren de Aragua gang member detained under recently invoked Alien Enemies Act
The Florida Highway Patrol and ICE arrested an alleged Tren de Aragua gang member from Venezuela through President Trump's ...
The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations
The U.S. deported hundreds of immigrants after President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since ...
‘Very dangerous’: Japanese Americans warn of Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act
Japanese American community leaders say they fear Trump’s actions could lead to abuses similar to those that took place ...
Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act blasted as abuse of power
The White House’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to remove Venezuelans it has accused of being gang members is an abuse of war ...
Our Fathers Were Interned Under the Alien Enemies Act. This Law Should Be Repealed, Not Revived
Karen Ebel and Grace Shimizu, whose fathers were held prisoner in U.S. internment camps, explain the grave cost of ...
The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump invoked for deportations
The act is a sweeping wartime authority that allows noncitizens to be deported without being given the opportunity to go ...
4 things to know about the Alien Enemies Act and Trump's efforts to use it
President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against Tren de Aragua members, provoking a legal fight. Here's what to know about the controversial law, which was last used during World War II.
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 ...
Trump's Reading of the Alien Enemies Act Defies the Usual Meaning of Its Terms
To justify the immediate deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members, the president is invoking a rarely used statute ...
Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act for first time since WWII. Why was it used previously?
Interior view of one of the internment camp barracks at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, during World War I. The Alien Enemies Act ...