(The Alien Enemies Act was one of the three laws that comprised the Alien and Sedition Acts.) As Madison explained, there are two categories of "offences for which aliens within the jurisdiction ...

Along with the Naturalization Act, the Sedition Act, and the Alien Friends Act, it made up the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, which President John Adams signed into law at a time when the U.S ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is shown on March 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Credit - Win McNamee—Getty Images President Donald Trump loves the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

(The Alien Enemies Act was one of the three laws that comprised the Alien and Sedition Acts.) As Madison explained, there are two categories of "offences for which aliens within the jurisdiction ...

Congress passed the Alien Enemies Act as part of the four Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 when the U.S. was about to go to war with France. RELATED: Supreme Court hears arguments over birthright ...

The Alien Friends Act was "enacted by narrow margins, widely derided as unconstitutional and allowed to lapse once the Federalists were swept from power in the elections of 1800," Judge Henderson ...

“The Alien and Sedition Acts stacked the deck in favor of those in power and against political opponents by making criticism of President Adams a crime, but allowing criticism of Vice President ...