Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go
At a time when the current presidential administration is tightening control of the media and even invoking the Alien ...
Trump Invokes Alien Enemies Act as Tool for Deportation - Federal Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against it [Updated]
President Donald Trump issued an executive proclamation invoking the use of the Alien Enemies Act to detain and deport ...
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 ...
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What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798? What to know about the rarely used wartime law
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 as the U.S. faced war 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 ...
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 ...
What is the Alien Enemies Act? Trump expected to invoke 1798 law to speed up deportations
Trump has made deporting illegal immigrants, especially members of criminal organizations such as Tren de Aragua, a priority ...
Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act in mass deportation effort
President Trump invoked the Aliens Enemies Act (AEA) of 1798 on Saturday, fulfilling a campaign promise and GOP party ...