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 process.
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The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations
President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II, granting himself sweeping powers under a centuries-old law to deport people associated with a ...NBC News - 13h -
What is the Alien Enemies Act Trump invoked to speed deportations?
President Trump has invoked the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to allow the federal government to detain or deport people from countries deemed foreign adversaries, including targeting cartels as ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump to invoke wartime power from 1798 for Guantanamo deportations
President Trump is planning to invoke a wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as soon as Friday to authorize the summary deportation of some migrants.CBS News - 4d -
Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act in mass deportation effort
President Trump invoked the Aliens Enemies Act (AEA) of 1798 on Saturday, fulfilling a campaign promise and GOP party platform point by initiating a concerted effort to remove Venezuelan ...The Hill - 2d -
Judge blocks Trump from using 18th-century wartime act for deportations
Trump had invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport five Venezuelans, but order halted by judge. Alien Enemies Act: what is it and can Trump use it to deport gang members? Donald Trump ...The Guardian - 2d -
Legal expert on how Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act compares to past cases
President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act to justify deporting Venezuelan immigrants, claiming an "invasion" of gang-affiliated individuals. The law, passed in 1798, has only been used three ...CBS News - 12h -
Judge expands temporary block on Trump's plan to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans
President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to target a Venezuelan gang he accused of "unlawfully infiltrating" the United States.NBC News - 2d -
What to know about Trump's court-defying deportations under Alien Enemies Act
The Trump administration says 261 people were deported to El Salvador on Saturday, 137 of whom were removed under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 over alleged gang ties. The move came despite a ...CBS News - 12h -
What is the Alien Enemies Act that Trump plans on using to deport migrants to Guantanamo Bay?
Multiple U.S. officials familiar with President Trump's immigration plans say he will invoke a 227-year-old wartime law to authorize the deportation of some migrants as soon as Friday. This would ...CBS News - 4d
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