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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An appellate judge told prosecutors Monday that “Nazis got better treatment under the Alien Enemy Act” than the Venezuelan ...

Immigration attorneys are scrambling to seek emergency relief from a federal court in Texas after learning that Venezuelan migrants detained there received notices that they are subject to President ...

Judge Boasberg ruled the migrants are entitled to due process in determing whether they really are "alien enemies" covered by the Act. A prison guard transfers deportees from the U.S., alleged to be ...

A Border Patrol Agent patrols along a stretch of border wall, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Brownsville, Texas. A federal judge in Brownsville extended a temporary restraining order this week that ...

The law, which gives the president sweeping powers over non-citizens, was part of a set of statutes that emerged during the tenuous period following the Revolutionary War. Japanese Americans deal with ...

The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is not merely a relic of a darker era in American history—it is a live wire capable of short-circuiting rights protected by US constitution. The act’s recent invocation ...

Updated September 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM CDT As part of his efforts to crack down on immigration, President Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, an obscure law that has been used sparingly ...

As part of his efforts to crack down on immigration, President Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, an obscure law that has been used sparingly throughout U.S. history to detain or deport ...