The Alien Enemies Act, Explained - Brennan Center for Justice
Oct 9, 2024 · The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is a wartime authority that allows the president to detain or deport the natives and citizens of an enemy nation. The law permits the president to target these …
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 | NAFSA
Apr 7, 2025 · The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 ("Act") allows the president to detain or deport the natives and citizens of an "enemy" nation. The Act is codified at 50 USC Chapter 3: Alien Enemies (also see …
A History of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 - The New York Times
Mar 21, 2025 · One in a suite of four laws collectively known as the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Alien Enemies Act was a response to concerns that French immigrants might rise up against the U.S....
The Alien Enemies Act : Throughline : NPR
Apr 17, 2025 · In March 2025, President Trump issued an executive order invoking a centuries-old law: the Alien Enemies Act. The Act allows a president to detain or deport citizens of foreign adversaries to...
50 USC Ch. 3: ALIEN ENEMIES - uscode.house.gov
When an alien enemy is required by the President, or by order of any court, judge, or justice, to depart and to be removed, it shall be the duty of the marshal of the district in which he shall be apprehended …
What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798? The history behind the ...
The Alien Enemies Act, established in 1798, was designed to give the president of the United States more power over foreign nationals on American soil during times of war.
The Alien Enemy Act: History and Potential Use to Remove Members …
Apr 2, 2025 · While the Act would permit regulations affecting all persons falling within the statutory definition of "alien enemy," it was the practice of the United States to intern only alien enemies who …
The Alien Enemies Act: The One Alien and Sedition Act Still on the ...
Mar 17, 2025 · Under the act, the president publicly declares that “all natives, citizens, denizens, or subjects of the hostile nation or government’ may be detained, relocated, or removed from the United …
The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that
Mar 16, 2025 · Worried that immigrants could sympathize with the French, the Alien Enemies Act was created to give the president wide powers to imprison and deport non-citizens in time of war. Since …
What Was the 1798 'Alien Enemies Act'? - HISTORY
Oct 22, 2024 · In the Kentucky Resolution, Jefferson warned that laws like the Alien and Sedition Acts threatened to divide the nation into two warring factions that would end in violence and secession.