President Donald Trump issued an executive proclamation invoking the use of the Alien Enemies Act to detain and deport members of Tren de

President Trump has invoked the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to allow the federal government to detain or deport people from countries deemed foreign adversaries, including targeting cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

In a presidential action Saturday, Trump invoked the wartime authority Alien Enemies Act, targeting members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to immediate detention and deportation.