The Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which gives the president power to detain or deport foreign “enemies,” could be broadly applied to target any non-citizens that Trump declares a threat
Donald Trump is vowing to invoke a 226-year-old law to justify mass detainments and deportations in the United States, saying that Election Day will be known as “Liberation Day” if he is handed the keys to the White House.
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is a widely condemned immigration law that gives the president sweeping powers to bypass equal protection and due process while targeting foreign citizens. When it has been invoked, it has led to human rights crises that history looks down upon — but the law has not formally been repealed by Congress.
In a recent social media post after speaking in Aurora, Colo., about immigrants, Trump wrote, “We are now known, all throughout the world, as OCCUPIED AMERICA…But to everyone here in Colorado and all across our nation, I make you this vow: November 5th, 2024 will be LIBERATION DAY in America.”
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America IS occupied, but that occupation started during the colonization era.
Where do you draw the line? Sounds like “occupation” as you use it has little to do with the common usage and definition of that word.
No, you’re right. Occupations are temporary. The colonial invasion from the immigrants of that time still has not ended, and they have seized the land from the indigenous people.
We are all occupying the universe temporarily. We are all the illegal immigrants!