The prisoner’s paradox teaches that systems can be confounded by their contradictions. Nigeria’s democracy, too, defies doom prophecies. Its progress is nonlinear—a dance of setbacks and breakthroughs ...

President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798​ to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members kicked off a legal battle.​ ...

The law, which gives the president sweeping powers over non-citizens, was part of a set of statutes that emerged during the ...

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 ...

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly been bringing up the Alien Enemies Act. For many US citizens, it is their first time, since before Trump ran for public office, hearing about a law from 1798.

Indian-origin lawyer Abhishek Kambli is representing US President Donald Trump in defending his use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, which allows sweeping powers to deport individuals associated with ...

The recent announcements from the Trump administration regarding the detention of undocumented immigrants in centers throughout the country and abroad without due process is a threat to families ...

As President Donald Trump often promised during his 2024 presidential campaign, on March 15, 2025, he invoked an obscure 18th-century law called the Alien Enemies Act to justify deporting 137 ...

As part of his efforts to crack down on immigration, President Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, an obscure law that has been used sparingly throughout U.S. history to detain or ...