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 ...
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 ...
MSNBC2d
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 ...
The Daily Free Press2d
Unpacking Trump’s revival of the Alien Enemies Act | Identity Unveiled
The Aliens Enemies Act was passed as part of the four Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798. At the time, the U.S. stood on the brink of war with France, and the act allowed the president to detain, ...
McCook Gazette11d
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 ...
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 ...
The Manhattan Mercury13d
Trump wages war on immigrants with Alien Enemies Act, but what is it?
second US president John Adams passed the Alien Enemies Act as part of a larger package of laws called the Alien and ...
Trump shares post accusing judges of 'sedition and treason' for blocking his agenda
President Trump reposted an article on social media accusing judges of "sedition and treason" when they overturn executive ...