Trump invokes the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act, a wartime law, amid immigration crackdown; judge stalls it hours later
President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, alleging a Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, was invading the US ...
Trump’s deportation plan under 18th-century law blocked by federal judge Hours after invocation
A federal judge blocked President Trump's use of the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to expedite the deportation of Venezuelan gang members, halting the plan just hours after it was invoked.