> The Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which was signed by John Adams and allows the government to detain and remove immigrants when there is “a declared war between the United States and any foreign nation or government.” The act, as the outlet notes, has been invoked just three times—during the War of 1812, World War I, and World War II—and can also be used if “any invasion or predatory incursion is perpetrated, attempted, or threatened against the territory of the United States by any foreign nation or government.”


So is he gonna declare war on Mexico or something?