The last and perhaps most significant time the Alien Enemies Act was invoked was during World War II. In 1941, President ...
Karen Ebel and Grace Shimizu, whose fathers were held prisoner in U.S. internment camps, explain the grave cost of ...
In his latest bid to flex his fascist muscles, Donald Trump has gone digging through the compost heap of history and pulled ...
The president’s invocation of the wartime law enacted in 1798 was quickly blocked by a federal judge. It had only been used ...
The law’s roots lie in an undeclared sea conflict between a young American nation and France. President John Adams signed the Alien Enemies Act in July 1798 as the United States came to the brink of ...
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 ... The act was also put into effect during World War II when President Franklin Roosevelt used it against Japanese, German and Italian nationals.
President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against Tren de Aragua members, provoking a legal fight. Here's what to know about the controversial law, which was last used during World War II.