At a time when the current presidential administration is tightening control of the media and even invoking the Alien Enemies ...

Known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts, they consisted of the Alien Act, Sedition Act, Naturalization Act, and Alien Enemies Act. Although these laws continue to pop up regularly in ...

What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798? 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.

President Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan migrants suspected of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang quickly kicked off a legal battle. A federal judge ...

Cartoon depicting congressional debate over the Alien and Sedition Acts. (NA) Today, President Donald Trump issued an executive proclamation invoking the use of the Alien Enemies Act to detain and ...