Trump invokes 18th-century act to target Venezuelan gang, speed up deportations

President Donald Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a sweeping wartime authority that allows him broader leeway on policy and executive action to speed up mass deportations.

President Donald Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a sweeping wartime authority that allows him broader leeway on policy and executive action to speed up mass deportations.