President Donald Trump issued an executive proclamation invoking the use of the Alien Enemies Act to detain and deport ...

The country’s two political parties ... of the media and even invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 – which Adams signed into law alongside the Sedition Act – it is important to understand ...

Cartoon depicting congressional debate over the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798. (NA) Media reports indicate the Trump Administration may be about to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as a tool ...

John Adams called the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 "war measures." To opponents, they were unconstitutional and indefensible. To supporters, they protected the very foundations of the nation.

AFP/Getty Images The Alien Enemies Act is a wartime law passed in 1798 as part of the Alien and Sedition Acts under ... Critics argue that Trump's interpretation of the law is a drastic overreach ...