Donald Trump invoked a law that played a role in one of the darkest moments in American history. Originally passed in 1798, ...

The Trump administration Saturday invoked a sweeping wartime authority, which has been used only three times before, to speed ...

A judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from using a 1798 law to toughen immigration enforcement but Venezuelans ...

The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gives the president wartime powers to deport undocumented immigrants with little to no due ...

Overbroad authority’ that’s been used to intern immigrants may be subject to ‘staggering abuse,’ law and policy institute ...

President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, claiming a Venezuelan gang invasion, to accelerate deportations of ...

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s ability to use a sweeping wartime authority to quickly deport ...

The law lets the president skip the usual immigration court process to detain and deport anyone age 14 or older who is from ...

Austro-Hungarian, Italian and Japanese immigrants. The law played a role in the infamous US policy of Japanese internment during World War II, according to the non-partisan law and policy institute.

During World War I and World War II, it was used to detain and deport German, Austro-Hungarian, Italian, and Japanese immigrants. The act also played a role in the forced internment of Japanese ...