Is the 1798 Alien Enemies Act still relevant today?
The Trump administration deported of 137 Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Judge James E. Boasberg ...
A History of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798
The law’s roots lie in an undeclared sea conflict between a young American nation and France. President John Adams signed the ...
What is the Alien Enemies Act and how could it be used?
The law lets the president skip the usual immigration court process to detain and deport anyone age 14 or older who is from ...
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Unpacking Trump’s revival of the Alien Enemies Act | Identity Unveiled
Roosevelt signed Proclamation 2525 under the Alien Enemies Act, granting the government the authority to arrest, control and ...
Trump invokes the Alien Enemies Act: A new stage in the erection of a police-state dictatorship
Trump and his inner circle of fascist sympathizers are systematically demolishing legal and constitutional restraints, with ...
DC Circuit Upholds District Court Order Blocking Deportations Under The Alien Enemies Act
Earlier today, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit upheld a district court temporary restraining order blocking the ...
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Why judges keep rejecting Trump's Alien Enemies Act argument
As a result, Congress passed a package of bills known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. The Alien Enemies Act would permit the president to expel “enemies” during times of war. The problem with ...
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Alien and sedition redux
Many of us recall from Junior High School Civics, discussions of the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, enacted under the administration of Federalist President John Adams. They arose from the ...
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The Alien Enemies Act has been invoked only during times of war
So in 1798, the Federalists tried to quell domestic opposition by passing the Alien and Sedition Acts, a series of controversial laws that banned political dissent by limiting free speech.