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Trump May Soon Try to Use the Alien Enemies Act as a Tool for Deportation
Summary
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60% Informative
Media reports indicate the Trump Administration may be about to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as a tool to facilitate deportation.
CNN previously reported that the authority was being widely discussed at several agencies.
The primary target remains Tren de Aragua (TDA), a Venezuelan organized crime group that is now operating in the U.S ..
VR Score
63
Informative language
63
Neutral language
3
Article tone
formal
Language
English
Language complexity
68
Offensive language
possibly offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
8
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/alien-enemies-act-explainedhttps://www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/politics/alien-enemies-act-1798-trump-cec/index.htmlhttps://www.justsecurity.org/106953/invasion-executive-order-implications/https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/immigration-is-not-invasionhttps://www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/politics/alien-enemies-act-deportation-consideration/index.htmlhttps://www.theunpopulist.net/p/courts-might-not-stop-trumps-illicithttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/01/president-trumps-america-first-priorities/https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/politics/trump-controversial-law-speed-deportations/index.html
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