The president had campaigned on invoking the centuries-old law to remove illegal migrants from “enemy nations” if they are deemed a threat to the US — a move that would bypass

Legal contributor Kim Wehle explains the wartime law, as well as the Trump administration asking the Supreme Court to narrow nationwide injunctions blocking an order redefining birthright citizenship.

President Donald Trump is planning to invoke wartime authority in the coming days to rapidly accelerate the deportation of immigrants, according to people familiar with the matter.

President Trump wants to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Here's what you need to know about the wartime law.

The act is a wartime authority that allows the president to detain and deport non-U.S. citizens from enemy countries.

Authorities plan to mainly target members of Tren de Aragua, a violent Venezuelan gang.