At issue is Trump’s invocation of the 18th-century law in March to remove noncitizens labeled as members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. In his order, Trump proclaimed Tren de Aragua members ...

The Alien Friends Act expired in 1801, an anachronism from another, less civilized period of U.S. history, yet Alien Enemies remained and has been used in some of the country’s most shameful ...

Notice that "alien friends" may certainly be punished by the normal U.S. legal system for whatever crimes they commit while on U.S. soil. They may be deprived of their life, their liberty, and ...

The Alien Friends Act was "enacted by narrow margins, widely derided as unconstitutional and allowed to lapse once the Federalists were swept from power in the elections of 1800," Judge Henderson ...

The aliens who fall within this second category are "alien friends." Notice that "alien friends" may certainly be punished by the normal U.S. legal system for whatever crimes they commit while on ...

Notice that "alien friends" may certainly be punished by the normal U.S. legal system for whatever crimes they commit while on U.S. soil. They may be deprived of their life, ...