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Trump invokes Alien Enemies Act, a wartime law

Trump is invoking the Alien Enemies Act. Here are answers to key questions about the 1798 law

The Alien Enemies Act has been invoked three times before - most recently as a justification for some internments during World War II.

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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.

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Judge orders halt on Trump use of wartime law to deport Venezuelans

President Donald Trump on Saturday issued an executive order to deport Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a rarely used wartime law that could allow removals with little due process.

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Donald Trump Invokes Controversial 1700s Wartime Law Used to Justify Japanese Internment Camps

President Donald Trump has invoked the widely condemned Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in order to help carry out mass detainments ...

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Crisis and Conflict

The Crisis, Conflict and Arms division documents and exposes violations of human rights and the laws of war during armed conflicts and severe social or political unrest. The team deploys quickly ...

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China slams Trump’s return to the ‘law of the jungle’

China’s top diplomat didn’t name the United States directly when warning against the return of the “law of the jungle” at a ...

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