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.

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    12 hours ago

    Luckily it was stopped almost immediately, for now at least. We aren’t at war so this is not legal. Does the executive listen to the courts though? I think we’ll soon see.