The Alien Act was enacted by John Adams’s Federalist administration in preparation for a war that didn’t actually happen. In 1798, President John Adams signed a series of four bills designed to ...
In writing my new book, "Thomas Jefferson and the Kentucky Constitution," I never dreamed it would have relevance today in its description of Kentucky's strong reaction in 1798 to the passage by ...
A federal appeals court ruled the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 can’t be used to deport members of Tren de Aragua, which has been a target of the Trump administration. The act was established to give ...