The law would allow the president to deport immigrants who are alleged to be gang members without court hearings.
The Alien Enemies Act provides sweeping powers to detain or deport foreign nationals. It’s ripe for abuse, experts say.
What is the Alien Enemies Act? Enacted in 1798, the AEA was designed to prepare us for a feared invasion by France, then in ...
The Alien Enemies Act was enacted in 1798 to combat spying and sabotage during tensions with France. It authorizes the ...
Trump said the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 would help “eliminate the presence of all foreign gangs and criminal networks bringing devastating crime to US soil”. But its use against illegal immigrants is ...
America’s first armed conflict with a foreign nation following the American Revolution was not the War of 1812, but rather a ...
In response to the Alien and Sedition Acts passed by the Federalist controlled Congress and signed by President John Adams in July 1798, Democratic-Republicans howled long and loud about the ...
The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board catalogs the frighteningly dictatorial decisions President Trump made on his first day as a ...
In 1798, President John Adams signed the Alien Enemies Act as part of a broader set of laws known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. Which abroad for historians, is said to be an abomination of ...