Donald Trump is expected to invoke a rarely-used Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in an effort to ramp up deportations.

John Adams called the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 "war measures." To opponents, they were unconstitutional and indefensible. To supporters, they protected the very foundations of the nation.

The law’s roots lie in an undeclared sea conflict between a young American nation and France. President John Adams signed the Alien Enemies Act in July 1798 as the United States came to the brink of ...

President Trump has invoked the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to allow the federal government to detain or deport people from countries deemed foreign adversaries, including targeting cartels as ...

Here is what to know about the Alien Enemies Act, its history, when Trump has mentioned it and why invoking it concerns some. Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) were passed in the US in preparation ...

President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against Tren de Aragua members, provoking a legal fight. Here's what to know about the controversial law, which was last used during World War II.

President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II, granting himself ...

A human rights advocate group, Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) has called for the Sedition Act to be repealed, citing its blatant infringement on international standards of freedom of expression.

PETALING JAYA: Lawmakers, lawyers, activists and policy makers are generally united in their opinion - it is time to repeal the 66-year old Sedition Act, and not replace it with a new one.

"As a result, a Federalist-controlled Congress passed four laws, known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts," read the entry from the National Archives. "These laws raised the residency ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Umno Information Chief Datuk Seri Azalina Othman said that the Sedition Act 1948 does not consider the intention behind a person making a sensitive statement. She said that ...