A federal appeals court appeared skeptical on Monday of lawyers challenging President Donald Trump ‘s use of the Alien Enemies Act, as his reliance on the 18th-century law appears increasingly ...

The Alien Enemies Act case appears destined to land at the Supreme Court, regardless of how the 5th Circuit rules.© via REUTERS Trump invoked the wartime law in March to swiftly deport alleged ...

The Alien Enemies Act is a rarely used 1798 law which allows the president to imprison and deport non-citizens in time of war. Here’s what you need to know.

Federal appeals judges heard arguments about whether the 1798 Alien Enemies Act allows Trump to deport Venezuelan gang members without a military war.

A federal appeals court judge pressed a lawyer for Venezuelan migrants facing deportation on what constitutes “predatory incursion” under the Alien Enemies Act during the attorney's challenge ...

A panel of judges at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, one of the country's more conservative courts, heard arguments Monday over whether the Trump administration can invoke the Alien Enemies ...

That law, the Alien Enemies Act, had been used only three times before in U.S. history, all during periods of war. And the way Trump invoked it raised significant questions about whether he was ...