Trump to Invoke a Seldom-Used Wartime Law from 1798 to Speed Up Deportations
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is planning to invoke a sweeping wartime authority known as the Alien Enemies Act in an effort to speed up deportations, according to an official familiar with the discussions.
What is the Alien Enemies Act? Trump expected to invoke 1798 law to speed up deportations
President Donald Trump is expected to use an 18th-century law, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, to hurry along his mass deportation effort. Trump has made deporting illegal immigrants, especially members of criminal organizations such as Tren de Aragua,
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The act is a wartime authority that allows the president to detain and deport non-U.S. citizens from enemy countries.
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The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gives the president wartime powers to deport undocumented immigrants with little to no due process.
What is the Alien Enemies Act? Trump Reported to Use for Mass Deportations
The Alien Enemies Act is a wartime law passed in 1798 as part of the Alien and Sedition Acts under President John Adams. It grants the U.S. president the authority
Trump expected to invoke wartime Alien Enemies Act to carry out mass deportations: Sources
Trump is expected to invoke the Alien Enemies Act as part of the efforts to carry out mass deportations, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
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President Trump is planning to invoke a wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as soon as Friday to authorize the summary deportation of some migrants.
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