The president had campaigned on invoking the centuries-old law to remove illegal migrants from “enemy nations” if they are deemed a threat to the US — a move that would bypass

President Trump wants to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Here's what you need to know about the wartime law.

Trump is expected to invoke the Alien Enemies Act as part of the efforts to carry out mass deportations, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

President Donald Trump is planning to invoke wartime authority in the coming days to rapidly accelerate the deportation of immigrants, according to people familiar with the matter.

The act is a wartime authority that allows the president to detain and deport non-U.S. citizens from enemy countries.

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is planning to invoke a sweeping wartime authority known as the Alien Enemies Act in an effort to speed up deportations, according to an official familiar with the discussions.