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 ...
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 ...
The ugly history behind the obscure law Trump is using for mass deportations
The last and perhaps most significant time the Alien Enemies Act was invoked was during World War II. In 1941, President ...
Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go
As the situation with France, caused by the seizure of American merchant ships, deteriorated, Adams had to prepare his ...
What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798? What to know about the rarely used wartime law
Donald Trump is expected to invoke a rarely-used Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in an effort to ramp up deportations.
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.
McCook Gazette3d
Alien and sedition redux
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 ...
What is the Alien Enemies Act and how could it be used?
The law lets the president skip the usual immigration court process to detain and deport anyone age 14 or older who is from ...
Houston Chronicle10d
Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go
The newly built USS Constitution was ready to set sail for the Caribbean to protect American merchant ships from French privateers. The Sedition Act wouldn’t be the last time a fearful U.S ...