The Alien Act was enacted by John Adams’s Federalist administration in preparation for a war that didn’t actually happen. In 1798, President John Adams signed a series of four bills designed to ...

A federal appeals court has ruled that the administration of United States President Donald Trump illegally invoked a wartime law to deport Venezuelans as part of its immigration crackdown. Late on ...

Fifth circuit says Alien Enemies Act can not justify removal of Venezuelans accused of gang ties in peacetime A court ruling that blocked Donald Trump from invoking the Alien Enemies Act to deport ...

A federal appellate court ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump unlawfully invoked a centuries-old wartime law to swiftly deport Venezuelan migrants, blocking one of his administration’s most ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has ruled that President Donald Trump cannot use an 18th-century wartime law to speed the deportations of people his administration accuses of being in ...