In his latest move to clamp down on illegal immigration and immigration more broadly, President Trump has filed a presidential action invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a seldom-used law that gives the president authority to detain or deport nationals of an enemy nation during wartime. It’s only the fourth time in American history a president has used the act — and the first since World War II.
Not sure if NPR changed it but the headline linked says “Federal judge blocks Trump’s plan to target ‘alien enemies’ for deportation”.
The article goes on to say that a federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan citizens linked to the gang Tren de Aragua.
The judge blocked Trump’s action hours after it was enacted “stopping the administration from using it to deport anyone, adding that the administration should turn planes already in the air around.”