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Why It's So Outrageous That Trump Is Invoking This Obscure 200-Year-Old Wartime Law


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Published in Politics and Government on Thursday, March 20th 2025 at 15:01 GMT by Slate   Print publication without navigation

  • Donald Trump invoked a law that played a role in one of the darkest moments in American history. Originally passed in 1798, the Alien Enemies Act has rarely been used over the past 200 years. It was most recently deployed during World War II to justify the detention of Japanese noncitizens,

The article from Slate discusses the potential use of the Alien Enemies Act by former President Donald Trump if he were to return to office, to facilitate mass deportations of immigrants. This act, originally enacted in 1798, allows the president during times of war or invasion to detain, deport, or otherwise control non-citizens from hostile nations. Trump's previous administration had already implemented stringent immigration policies, and there's speculation that he might leverage this historical law to bypass modern legal constraints on immigration enforcement. Critics argue that this would represent an authoritarian overreach, potentially targeting immigrants from countries not officially at war with the U.S., thereby expanding the scope of who could be considered an "alien enemy." The article highlights concerns over civil liberties, the rule of law, and the potential for widespread human rights abuses under such a policy.

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