What is the Alien Enemies Act? It's an 18th-century law that allows the president to detain or deport immigrants from ...

Three of the four acts expired shortly after they were signed into law in the late 1700s. One remains active—and it’s been at ...

President John Adams regretted signing the Alien & Sedition Acts.  Imagine what he would say today if he learned that one of ...

At a time when the current presidential administration is tightening control of the media and even invoking the Alien Enemies ...

John Adams called the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 "war measures." To opponents, they were unconstitutional and indefensible. To supporters, they protected the very foundations of the nation.

A federal judge has ruled that President Trump's proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act to detain and deport Venezuelan ...

Alien Enemies Act the only way it can be read, Texas Federal Judge Fernando Rodriguez has issued a permanent injunction ...

The Trump administration has been sued nearly 200 times, including about 20 times by Minnesota, and there’s concern about a ...