A former W&M president says Trump exceeds his authority by ordering 18th century law
It is “very, very clear” that the invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 by President Trump requires a declaration of ...
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President Trump invokes 18th century law for mass immigrant deportations
Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act to send hundreds of people with alleged Venezuelan gang ties to El Salvador, ignoring ...
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As Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act, here’s how it shaped WA history
Last invoked in 1941, the Alien Enemies Act provided the legal basis for the arrest and detention of thousands of Japanese ...
Judge chides DOJ lawyer for refusing to answer key questions about deportation flights
The court fight focuses on the Trump administration's use of a 1798 law to deport people it claims are part of the Venezuelan ...
Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order ...
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 ...
White House defends deportation of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law
The Trump administration faces legal challenges after deporting Venezuelan migrants under a rarely used wartime law.
Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later
The chief judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said Saturday he needed to issue his order ...
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Donald Trump invokes little-known 18th-century wartime law to launch mass deportations
The Trump administration is preparing to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a rarely used wartime authority, to fast-track ...