The Alien Enemies Act — part of the Alien and Sedition Acts that Congress adopted in 1798 ... Largely intended to combat enemy espionage, it served as part of the legal justification for the creation ...

The 5-4 ruling, supported by the conservative-majority court, grants Trump the authority to resume deportations that had been halted by a federal district judge ...

In an attempt to silence the Federalists’ political opponents, he signed the Sedition Act of 1798. The new law attempted to crack down on critical writings about government officials ...

A century-old law aimed at cracking down on disloyal wartime activities is in the spotlight after Trump admin's use of Signal ...

US President Donald Trump invoked a little-known, centuries-old wartime power, the Alien Enemies Act, to send more than 200 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang to El Salvador over the weekend ...

Russell Rowland looks back on what happened in 1918 that caused 75 people to be arrested and convicted in Montana for sedition.