The law’s roots lie in an undeclared sea conflict between a young American nation and France. President John Adams signed the Alien Enemies Act in July 1798 as the United States came to the brink of ...

Donald Trump is expected to invoke a rarely-used Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in an effort to ramp up deportations.

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.

To accelerate mass deportations across the country, President Donald Trump is expected to invoke a 277-year-old wartime law as early as Friday. The Alien Enemies Act is a law used in wartime to ...

“The Alien Enemies Act has been used to target immigrants based solely on their nationality, leading to shameful chapters in our history like ... part of the Alien and Sedition Acts by the ...

It is one of four laws known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts and, Nager said ... “there’s a rich history during prior declared wars of federal courts looking carefully” at ...

Here is the history behind the act. What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798? The Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which was part of the Alien and Sedition Acts, was established under President John Adams ...