President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II, granting himself sweeping powers under a centuries-old law to deport people associated with a ...

A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked an effort by President Donald Trump to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport suspected members of a Venezuelan gang he has accused of “unlawfully ...

This blog was updated on March 26, 2025. Even before President Donald Trump took office, he repeatedly used “invasion” rhetoric to divide our communities and advance an anti-immigrant agenda. Last ...

The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of Venezuelan migrants under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. The order came in response to a request from ...

The Supreme Court extended its order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from swiftly deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members being detained in portions of Texas, chastising the ...

A prison guard mans an interior perimeter at the CECOT (Counter Terrorism Confinement Center) on Dec.15, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. CECOT gained notoriety in 2025 when the Trump administration ...

The Alien Act was enacted by John Adams’s Federalist administration in preparation for a war that didn’t actually happen. In 1798, President John Adams signed a series of four bills designed to ...