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 ...

The Trump administration is the first in US history to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 outside a context of a declared war. The Alien Enemies Act is incompatible with US obligations under ...

WASHINGTON — A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected the Trump administration's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelans it alleges are ...

The Supreme Court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump from moving forward with deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act for a group of immigrants in northern Texas, siding with Venezuelans ...