The Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which was part of the Alien and Sedition Acts, was established under President John Adams as the U.S. faced war with France. The act was designed to allow the president ...

(The Alien Enemies Act was one of the three laws that comprised the Alien and Sedition Acts.) As Madison explained, there are two categories of "offences for which aliens within the jurisdiction ...

President Donald Trump loves the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. At a campaign rally in Arizona in 2024, Trump said that when he was elected president he would use the act to target undocumented ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is shown on March 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Credit - Win McNamee—Getty Images President Donald Trump loves the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. At a campaign rally in Arizona in ...

None of that exists,” Ebright told CNN last year. Other laws passed at the time — collectively known as the Alien and Sedition Acts — expired a few years later, Ngai says, but the Alien Enemies Act ...

(The Alien Enemies Act was one of the three laws that comprised the Alien and Sedition Acts.) As Madison explained, there are two categories of "offences for which aliens within the jurisdiction ...

“The Alien and Sedition Acts stacked the deck in favor of those in power and against political opponents by making criticism of President Adams a crime, but allowing criticism of Vice President ...