- The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to overturn U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s order in the Alien Enemies Act case, which paused deportation flights under the rarely used wartime law.
- Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance are visiting Greenland today as part of a U.S. delegation that includes national security adviser Michael Waltz, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah.
- In a change to their itinerary, the Vances visited Pituffik Space Base rather than the country’s capital, Nuuk, after President Donald Trump’s stated desire for the U.S. to take ownership of the Danish territory for U.S. national security purposes sparked controversy abroad.
- This afternoon, Trump is participating in a swearing-in ceremony for his White House counselor and former lawyer Alina Habba as the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey.
It sounds like you’re referring to a legal or policy development during the Trump administration regarding the Alien Enemies Act (a part of the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798). However, there hasn’t been a widely reported case where the Trump administration specifically asked the Supreme Court to allow deportations under this act.
The Alien Enemies Act (50 U.S.C. § 21) allows the president to detain, arrest, or deport non-citizens from a country the U.S. is at war with, but it has rarely been invoked in modern times. The Trump administration did pursue aggressive immigration enforcement, including deportations, but typically relied on other laws (such as the Immigration and Nationality Act) rather than the Alien Enemies Act.
If you’re thinking of a specific case or executive action, could you clarify? For example:
- Were you referring to the travel ban (Executive Order 13780) and subsequent litigation?
- Or a different policy involving national security-related deportations?
