In a 226-year span, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 had been invoked only three times — until now. President Donald Trump ...

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

After declaring war on Great Britain in 1812, the United States used the Alien ... Those deemed “alien enemies” during the war were not allowed to own firearms and were limited in where ...

The Alien Enemies Act was enacted in 1798 to combat spying and sabotage during tensions with France. It authorizes the president to deport, detain or place restrictions on individuals whose primary ...

Many of the noncitizens deported pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act did not have criminal records, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said in a sworn filing.

As he promised on the campaign trail, Trump used the Alien Enemies Act to send hundreds ... Those restrictions included a bar on firearms ownership, mandatory registration with the government ...

The remaining 56 people will be held in an ICE detention facility for further immigration proceedings. Most ICE detainees in ...

The Trump administration says the group should be treated as an invading force. Critics say it’s a pretext for the ...

President Trump plans to sign an executive order on Thursday instructing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin ...

Last invoked in 1941, the Alien Enemies Act provided the legal basis for the arrest and detention of thousands of Japanese nationals. Its implementation paved the way for the eventual mass ...

Should the order survive a court challenge, President Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act gives the federal ...

A judge has temporarily blocked deportations under the Alien Enemies Act ... was a "member of TdA," he said law enforcement allegedly used victim testimony, financial transactions, computer ...