A timeline of the legal wrangling and deportation flights after Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act
An extraordinary legal showdown took place last weekend over President Donald Trump's invocation of an 18th century wartime ...
For four Venezuelan friends, Alien Enemies Act cuts short an American dream
President Donald Trump used the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans accused of being gang members. Relatives of men sent ...
Trump Invoked the Alien Enemies Act to Speed Up Deportations: What to Know
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gives the president wartime powers to deport undocumented immigrants with little to no due ...
Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act for first time since WWII. Why was it used previously?
In a 226-year span, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 had been invoked only three times — until now. President Donald Trump ...
The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations
In 1798, with the U.S. preparing for what it believed would be a war with France, Congress passed a series of laws that ...
Trump Admin Ups Defiance Of Court Over Alien Enemies Act Removals
A Trump Justice Department attorney asserted to a top D.C. federal judge at a hearing Monday afternoon that the government ...
Judge in Alien Enemies Act case chides DOJ lawyer over refusal to answer key questions about deportations
The court fight focuses on the Trump administration's use of a 1798 law to deport people it claims are part of the Venezuelan ...
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.
Mother Jones5h
The US Used the Alien Enemies Act to Detain Their Families. Now, They Are Watching History Repeat.
The statute justified the imprisonment in World War II of thousands like Heidi Gurcke Donald. She is horrified as Trump invokes it for mass deportation.
Trump is using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war
(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 ...
As Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act, here’s how it shaped WA history
Last invoked in 1941, the Alien Enemies Act provided the legal basis for the arrest and detention of thousands of Japanese nationals. Its implementation paved the way for the eventual mass ...