The administration should abandon its Alien Enemy Act theory and shift to the solid ground of federal immigration laws.
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President Donald Trump gestures, before boarding Air Force One as he departs for Florida, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 28, 2025.
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It is time for President Trump to abandon the ill-conceived attempt to deport alleged Venezuelan gangbangers under the Alien Enemy Act (AEA).
The reasons for this are basic. First, the summary deportation the administration hoped to accomplish — i.e., arresting people and stealthily shipping them to a third country’s prison notorious (according to the State Department) for human rights violations without judicial review — is illegal.
About the Author
Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.
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It is time for President Trump to abandon the ill-conceived attempt to deport alleged Venezuelan gangbangers under the Alien Enemy Act (AEA).
The reasons for this are basic. First, the summary deportation the administration hoped to accomplish — i.e., arresting people and stealthily shipping them to a third country’s prison notorious (according to the State Department) for human rights violations without judicial review — is illegal.
About the Author
Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.
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