What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798? What to know about the rarely used wartime law
Donald Trump is expected to invoke a rarely-used Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in an effort to ramp up deportations.
The time Canadians fought off an American invasion
In October 1813, American Gen. Wade Hampton marched his 2,000 soldiers along the banks of the Châteauguay River, part of a ...
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The time Canadians fought off an American invasion
The War of 1812 grew out of a much larger war ... The U.S. government, under president James Madison, was particularly angry about the impressment of some 15,000 Americans into the Royal Navy.
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Trump Preparing to Invoke Nearly 250 Year-Old Law to Catch Up to His Immigration Promises
The Alien Enemies Act was designed to allow the president to authorize the relocation, arrest or deportation of any man older ...
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Why Denver Streets Are Named After U.S. Presidents
Grant, James Madison and James Monroe ... was rebuilding the White House after the British burned it down in the War of 1812. In the 1880s, Denver planners wanted a few streets west of Colorado ...
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Trump Likely Can't Use 'Alien Enemies' Act For Immigration Crackdown, Law Expert Says: 'Not Legitimate Or Appropriate'
The Act was originally invoked in 1798 and granted the president broad powers to detain, relocate, or deport foreign ...
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First Black Librarian of Congress must have term renewed by the 47th president
Dr. Carla Hayden, the first Black Librarian of Congress, faces uncertainty in her reappointment next year due to political tensions and the Republican Senate.
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This U.S. President Oversaw the Worst Bout of Inflation
James Madison was the president during the War of 1812, during which the British blockade nearly destroyed the U.S. economy. The First Bank of the United States expired in 1811, meaning that the ...