The Alien Enemies Act is intended for use in wartime and gives the president extensive powers to track down and deport immigrants who do not have legal residence in the country. Several US media wrote on Friday that Trump was going to use the law, and on Saturday news agency AP reports that it has happened. Going for Venezuelan bunch on Saturday, Trump says that all Venezuelans over 14 who are members of the gang train de Aragua (TDA), and who are not US citizens or have legal residence, can be arrested and expelled as hostile foreigners. The United States will pay El Salvador $ 6 million to imprison 300 alleged members of the Venezuelan gang TDA to be deported to the Central American country, for one year. That’s what the AP news agency writes on Saturday, referring to an internal note. Disputed law Alien and Sedition Acts dates from 1798, when the United States faced a possible war with France. The fear was that “aliens”, ie foreigners living in the United States, should sympathize with France. The law gave the President powers to arrest, imprison and expel people in wartime. The law was controversial already when it was adopted. The law was also used both during World War II. In particular, Roosevelt’s order to intern Americans of Japanese origin during World War II has created a lot of discussion among historians. Published 15.03.2025, at. 22.06 Updated 15.03.2025, at. 22.14
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