The law against citizens of the German Empire, Austria, Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria during World War I. According to the National Archives (via NPR), 6,000 “enemy aliens,”
The majority of whom were Germans, were held in internment camps for two years after the war ended in 1918. How may Trump target migrants with the act? According to Reuters,
It would enable Trump to swiftly deport immigrants who are suspected of “invasion or predatory incursion and those deemed to be gang members.” In an executive order issued last month,
The White House affirmed that it was labeling criminal cartels, such as the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, as terrorist groups, making lawful deportations possible under the law.
The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (UCIS) announced in 2023 that it had reduced its backlog by 10 million for the first time, but Trump’s administration will still have to deal with .
