President Trump’s Plan to Invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798
President Trump is reportedly planning to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a 227-year-old law, as early as Friday, to authorize the summary deportation of certain migrants, including members of the Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang designated as a foreign terrorist organization. This move is part of a broader effort to escalate his administration’s immigration crackdown. The law grants the president extraordinary powers to order the arrest, detention, and deportation of noncitizens aged 14 or older from countries involved in an "invasion or predatory incursion" of the United States. According to multiple U.S. officials familiar with the plan, Trump is expected to use this authority to target suspected members of the T
