The Alien Enemies Act was supposed to expire with the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1801, but instead the Alien Enemies Act remained in effect and became part of the United States Code. The act was ...

The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is how President Trump is trying to fulfill his campaign promise of mass deportations. But legal experts say it won’t be easy.

“The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is a xenophobic law that has been used to unjustly target immigrants in the US and should have been repealed long ago,” Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said last year.

(The Alien Enemies Act was one of the three laws that comprised the Alien and Sedition Acts.) As Madison explained, there are two categories of "offences for which aliens within the jurisdiction ...

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.

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.

As part of his efforts to crack down on immigration, President Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, an obscure law that has been used sparingly throughout U.S. history to detain or deport ...

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.

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.

The Alien Enemies Act has been invoked three times, all when Congress had declared war: during the War of 1812, World War I and World War II. During the world wars, the law targeted German, Austro ...