The Grauer School’s history classes host Holocaust and Japanese American internment speakers
The 10th grade World History and 11th grade US History classes at The Grauer School, an independent school in Encinitas, ...
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Unpacking Trump’s revival of the Alien Enemies Act | Identity Unveiled
Roosevelt signed Proclamation 2525 under the Alien Enemies Act, granting the government the authority to arrest, control and ...
Trump Is Deporting ‘Them’ in Ways That Threaten Us
President John Adams was about to sign the Alien and Sedition Acts, including the Alien Enemies Act––the law the Trump ...
What is the Alien Enemies Act? Here's how the 1798 law was invoked in the past.
The law, which gives the president sweeping powers over non-citizens, was part of a set of statutes that emerged during the ...
Opinion: Trump’s imaginary emergencies are doing real damage
As profoundly disturbing as Mr. Trump’s sweeping and irresponsible violations of civil liberties have been, in one respect ...
‘History repeating itself:’ Japanese Americans, immigrants condemn Trump’s use of 18th century law
Advocates worry the move is part of the president’s mass deportation agenda and could lead to the targeting of more immigrant groups, regardless of criminal history.
The President Who Cried Wolf
It is one thing to sacrifice liberty in the face of a real threat. To manufacture threats in order to sacrifice liberty is ...
A History of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798
The law’s roots lie in an undeclared sea conflict between a young American nation and France. President John Adams signed the Alien Enemies Act in July 1798 as the United States came to the brink of ...
Why It’s So Outrageous That Trump Is Invoking This Obscure 200-Year-Old Wartime Law
Donald Trump invoked a law that played a role in one of the darkest moments in American history. Originally passed in 1798, ...
Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act blasted as abuse of power
The White House’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to remove Venezuelans it has accused of being gang members is an abuse of war powers that critics say could open the door to mass deportations from a ...
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4 things to know about the Alien Enemies Act and Trump's efforts to use it
Vladeck says the Alien Enemies Act was used to detain mostly Italian and German nationals. The bulk of the more than 100,000 Japanese Americans who were placed in internment camps during the war ...