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.

Daniel Tichenor, University of Oregon As President Donald Trump often promised during his 2024 presidential campaign, on ...

US President Donald Trump invoked a little-known, centuries-old wartime power, the Alien Enemies Act, to send more than 200 ...

(THE CONVERSATION) As President Donald Trump often promised during his 2024 presidential campaign, on March 15, 2025, he invoked an obscure 18th-century law called the Alien Enemies Act to justify ...

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The U.S. deported hundreds of immigrants after Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II. He ...

（法新社华盛顿17日电） 美国总统川普上周末引用一项已有数百年历史且鲜为人知的战时法律「外国敌人法」（Alien Enemies Act），将逾200名据称是委内瑞拉帮派分子送到萨尔瓦多关押。

The president’s invocation of the wartime law enacted in 1798 was quickly blocked by a federal judge. It had only been used ...

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