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Bookmark or Share- The Alien Enemies Act, Explained | Brennan Center for JusticeThe Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is a wartime authority that allows the president to detain or deport the natives and citizens of an enemy nation. The law permits the president to target these immigrants without a hearing and based only on their country of birth or citizenship.
- Alien and Sedition Acts: Facts & Alien Enemies Act | HISTORYWith suspicions of enemy spies infiltrating American society, the Federalist majority in Congress passed four new laws in June and July 1798, collectively known as the Alien and Sedition...
- The Alien Enemies Act of 1798, explained : NPRFormer President Donald Trump says if reelected, he will invoke a centuries-old law to expedite the removal of undocumented immigrants. Can he? Here's what to know about the Alien Enemies Act...
- Alien and Sedition Acts - WikipediaThe Alien Enemies Act (officially "An Act Respecting Alien Enemies") was passed to supplement the Alien Friends Act, granting the government additional powers to regulate non-citizens that would take effect in times of war.
- Alien Enemy Act - Encyclopedia.comPresident John Adams, concerned about protecting the U.S. from French saboteurs and spies, pushed the Alien Enemy Act through Congress. The Alien Enemy Act is generally regarded as one of the Alien and Sedition Acts passed in 1798. All of the acts arose in response to the same concerns.
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