The Alien Enemies Act deportation campaign

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A wartime law invoked for migrants, then repeatedly rejected by courts

The administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants without standard hearings -- its invocation, contested flights, a foreign mega-prison arrangement, and a string of court rulings against the theory, followed by a new procedural workaround.

  1. Mar 14, 2025 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights · Confirmed
    Alien Enemies Act Invoked for Peacetime Mass Deportations
  2. Mar 15, 2025 · Constitutional Order & Rule of Law · Well supported
    Deportation Flights Continue During an Emergency Court Dispute
  3. Mar 15, 2025 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights · Confirmed
    U.S. Pays El Salvador to Jail Deportees in Mega-Prison
  4. May 1, 2025 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights · Confirmed
    Federal Judge Rejects Alien Enemies Act Deportation Theory
    Legal outcome Administration position rejected in the case
  5. Sep 3, 2025 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights · Confirmed
    Appeals Court Rejects Alien Enemies Act Removal Campaign
    Legal outcome Administration theory rejected
  6. Jul 15, 2026 · Immigration, Detention & Civil Rights · Well supported
    Justice Department Activates Never-Used Alien Terrorist Removal Court for the First Time