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 deporting 137 Venezuelans he says are associated with a Venezuelan gang.
The law lets the president skip the usual immigration court process to detain and deport anyone age 14 or older who is from ...
President Donald Trump said the US is "at war" while responding to a question about his invocation of the Alien Enemies Act ...
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 ...
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