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Immigration

Mar. 19, 2025

Abusing wartime powers: the dangerous precedent of invoking the Alien Enemies Act

Invoking the Alien Enemies Act to deport individuals linked to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua raises serious concerns, as it uses wartime powers without a declared war with Venezuela, potentially repeating the legal mistakes of Korematsu and undermining constitutional principles.

Allan Lee Dollison

Attorney
Law Offices of John Ye

Phone: (213) 427-2826

Email: adollison@johnyelaw.com

Abusing wartime powers: the dangerous precedent of invoking the Alien Enemies Act
Japanese-American veteran, dressed in his World War II uniform, reports for his internment. Santa Anita Park assembly, Arcadia, California, April 5, 1942. Photo by Dorothea Lange. Photo: Shutterstock

On Sat.,, March 15, for only the fourth time in American History, a U.S. Administration invoked the Alien Enemies Act to authorize the deportation of individuals present in the United States. The Alien Enemies Act is one of the ...

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