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What is the Alien Enemies Act — and why Trump invoked it to deport illegal migrants

President Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to an El Salvador mega-prison. The rarely used law gives a US president sweeping wartime authority to deport non-citizens – without going before a judge. On Air Force One, Trump defended the move by equating the migrant crisis to…

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