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What Is Alien Enemies Act, US Law Used For First Time Since World War II

Thomas Smith
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The act gives the president sweeping authority to remove non-citizens without court hearings if deemed a national threat

What Is Alien Enemies Act, US Law Used For First Time Since World War II

The act was introduced amid escalating tensions with France in the late 18th century.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act – a wartime law last used in World War II – to deport individuals linked to Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang. This was the first use of the act since World War II.

Now a federal judge has blocked the deportations. Trump’s order designated the Venezuelan gang as an “invading force”, but US District Judge James E Boasberg, an Obama appointee, froze deportations for two weeks and set a Friday hearing to review legal challenges.

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