Trump plans to invoke Alien Enemies Act for first time since World War II
CBS News has learned that President Trump plans to invoke an authority that hasn't been used since World War II. The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 would allow the Trump administration to detain and deport undocumented immigrants without hearings or even interviews.
Trump is expected to invoke the Alien Enemies Act as part of the efforts to carry out mass deportations, according to two U.S ...
The act is a wartime authority that allows the president to detain and deport non-U.S. citizens from enemy countries.
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