In This Article:
- What is the Alien Enemies Act, and why is it significant?
- How Trump’s plan revives a rarely used 18th-century law
- The historical use of the Alien Enemies Act during wartime
- Legal challenges and hurdles facing the Trump administration
- Implications for civil liberties and immigration policies in the U.S.
by Daniel Tichenor, University of Oregon
President-elect Donald Trump often said during the 2024 presidential campaign that he plans to launch the nation’s largest-ever mass deportation operation in his second term.
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