Legislators Seek to Repeal 'Archaic' Alien Enemies Act as Trump Threatens its Use
San Diego Rep. Juan Vargas joined other Democratic lawmakers on Thursday to reintroduce the Neighbors Not Enemies Act, ...
President Trump expected to invoke Alien Enemies Act of 1798 for deportations
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, and Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, are co-authors of the bill. Both Omar and Hirono are immigrants themselves.
Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go
John Adams signed the Sedition Act in an attempt to silence dissent. Some other Founding Fathers thought that muzzling the ...
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Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go
I can’t let Adams off the hook for restricting freedom of the press, even temporarily – the Sedition Act expired in 1801 – but context is important. While drafting the Bill of Rights two ...
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Lawmakers seek to repeal 'archaic' alien enemies act as Trump threatens use
Rep. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, Thursday joined Democratic lawmakers to reintroduce the Neighbors Not Enemies Act, intended to ...