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Trump is using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war

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 deporting 137 ...
Mother Jones

The US Used the Alien Enemies Act to Detain Their Families. Now, They Are Watching History Repeat.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Heidi Gurcke Donald does not remember much about the Crystal City family internment ...
The Hill

Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act blasted as abuse of power

The White House’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to remove Venezuelans it has accused of being gang members is an abuse of war powers that critics say could open the door to mass deportations from a ...
MinnPost

The Alien Enemies Act has been invoked only during times of war

MinnPost’s journalists are out in the community to report on the things that are happening in Minnesota. Your support right now will help fund their work AND keep our news paywall-free. A federal ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

As Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act, here’s how it shaped WA history

Hundreds of immigrants were deported over the weekend after President Donald Trump invoked an 18th century wartime law for the first time since 1941. Last invoked during World War II, the Alien ...