Former President Donald Trump has pledged to initiate the largest deportation operation in US history, utilizing an 18th-century law known as the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. He claims this will target gang members and dismantle criminal networks operating within the country.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a Univision town hall, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Doral, Fla.A cornerstone of former President Donald Trump ’s 2024 campaign has been his promise to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history. The details for how he would carry out the plan have been unclear. But at recent rallies, Trump has said he will use an 18th century law to enforce mass deportations.
Here’s what we know about the 1798 law Trump promised to invoke and what legal experts say about Trump’s ability to use it for mass deportations.— that the United States passed as it feared an impending war with France. The laws increased citizenship requirements, criminalized statements critical of the government and gave the president additional powers to deport noncitizens.The law lets the president detain and deport people from a “hostile nation or government” without a hearing when the U.S.
Legal experts said Trump does not have the authority to invoke the Alien Enemies Act against gang members or as a tool for mass deportations.To invoke the act, an invasion must be perpetrated or threatened by a foreign government. The U.S. is not currently at war with any foreign government. The law also can’t be used broadly for people from every country.
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