The Alien Enemies Act: What to Know About a 1798 Law that Trump Has Invoked for Deportations President Donald Trump speaks along the southern border with Mexico, on Aug. 22, 2024, in Sierra Vista, ...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. President-elect Donald Trump often said during the 2024 presidential ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks former Air Force Deputy Judge Advocate General Steven Lepper about the legalities of the strikes on boats in the Caribbean.

In March 2025, President Trump issued an executive order invoking a centuries-old law: the Alien Enemies Act. The Act allows a president to detain or deport citizens of foreign adversaries to the ...

A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday said President Donald Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to rapidly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members is unlawful and blocked its use in several ...

Department of Homeland Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen applauded congressional approval of the new DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office. On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved ...

In October, former President Donald Trump frequently spoke about the “enemy from within” and was often vague about who the enemy is. Trump told Fox News’ Howard Kurtz that Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep.

By branding critics and opponents as disloyal, traitorous or worse, Trump and his supporters are resurrecting a playbook that ...

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 ...

President 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 ...