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.

Trump has made deporting illegal immigrants, especially members of criminal organizations such as Tren de Aragua, a priority of his second administration.