Trump is invoking the Alien Enemies Act. Here are answers to key questions about the 1798 law
President Trump says he’s using the 227-year-old law to crack down on Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang. The move is already facing a legal challenge. Here’s a look at key questions and answers about the Alien Enemies Act.
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At a time when the current presidential administration is tightening control of the media and even invoking the Alien ...
(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 ...
What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798? The Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which was part of the Alien and Sedition Acts, was established under President John Adams as the U.S. faced war with ...
Many of us recall from Junior High School Civics, discussions of the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, enacted under the administration of Federalist President John Adams. They arose from the ...
Now, you will be shocked, I'm sure, to learn how the administration is misusing this Revolutionary-era relic to serve the ...
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