Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go
At a time when the current presidential administration is tightening control of the media and even invoking the Alien ...
What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798? What to know about the rarely used wartime law
Donald Trump is expected to invoke a rarely-used Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in an effort to ramp up deportations.
Trump shares post accusing judges of 'sedition and treason' for blocking his agenda
President Trump reposted an article on social media accusing judges of "sedition and treason" when they overturn executive ...
Trump's Reading of the Alien Enemies Act Defies the Usual Meaning of Its Terms
To justify the immediate deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members, the president is invoking a rarely used statute ...
Donald Trump does not know who signed Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants
President Trump denies signing the Alien Enemies Act used to deport Venezuelan migrants, although he acknowledges the ...
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Alien and sedition redux
Many of us recall from Junior High School Civics, discussions of the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, enacted under the administration of Federalist President John Adams. They arose from the ...
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The Alien Enemies Act has been invoked only during times of war
Invoking the law could make it far easier for the Trump administration to detain and deport undocumented immigrants living in ...
Trump is using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war
(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 ...