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Trump to use wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport illegal migrants from ‘enemy nations’: sources

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“I will invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798,” Trump said at his rally, “to target and dismantle every criminal network operating on American soil.”

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“I will invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798,” Trump said at his rally, “to target and dismantle every criminal network operating on American soil.”

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Makes me wonder the real reason for doing this & what he will do next.
 
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Makes me wonder the real reason for doing this & what he will do next.
While the violent criminals and terrorists will continue to be captured and deported, Trump will have a more difficult time rescuing the trafficked women and children. It will take top-notch investigators, and without cooperation from Democrats in blue states it will take even longer. As to getting rid of the two-tiered system of justice Trump has a fantastic start.
 
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And this will also be used against other people who simply disagree with the Leader.
Yep. By this time next year if you disagree with Trump you get shipped off to Guatemala.
 
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And this will also be used against other people who simply disagree with the Leader.
The persecution of those who disagree with the Democrat leadership is being stopped, and the two-tiered justice system is being dismantled. Radical activist judges are the biggest problem.
 
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The persecution of those who disagree with the Democrat leadership is being stopped, and the two-tiered justice system is being dismantled. Radical activist judges are the biggest problem.
^_^ Comedy gold!
 
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The invocation of the act could run into legal hurdles, however, as lawyers argue the act can only be invoked during war time

Who are our enemies? On whom have we declared war?
 
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“I will invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798,” Trump said at his rally, “to target and dismantle every criminal network operating on American soil.”

Every tool is needed to save our country.
We are not at war.
 
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The invocation of the act could run into legal hurdles, however, as lawyers argue the act can only be invoked during war time

Who are our enemies? On whom have we declared war?
Reality?
 
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The invocation of the act could run into legal hurdles, however, as lawyers argue the act can only be invoked during war time

Who are our enemies? On whom have we declared war?
Obviously you are now at war with every country on earth! Especially Canada.
 
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Certainly we are fighting terrorist organizations:

Beyond the "minor" issue of Congress not having declared war (as is required by the Constitution), are we only deporting people to "terrorist organizations"? I'm not aware of terrorist organizations having "citizens," much less issuing passports, etc.

Again, Trump said he would deport people to "enemy nations" and not to terrorist organizations. So, again, what countries are we at war with, particularly ones where a formal declaration of war was passed by Congress?
 
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Beyond the "minor" issue of Congress not having declared war (as is required by the Constitution), are we only deporting people to "terrorist organizations"? I'm not aware of terrorist organizations having "citizens," much less issuing passports, etc.

Again, Trump said he would deport people to "enemy nations" and not to terrorist organizations. So, again, what countries are we at war with, particularly ones where a formal declaration of war was passed by Congress?
They didn't have the terrorist groups we have today back in 1798. So it will be interesting to see what the courts have to say.
 
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They didn't have the terrorist groups we have today back in 1798. So it will be interesting to see what the courts have to say.
Guess it is time to amend the law then. That is still the process, yes? If we need to cover new circumstances we create a law to spell out the limits of how we deal with it?
 
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Guess it is time to amend the law then. That is still the process, yes? If we need to cover new circumstances we create a law to spell out the limits of how we deal with it?
Yes indeed. I hope deporting verified gang members would be a non-partisan issue.
 
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