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The Alien Enemies Act
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Enlarge this image AP AP In March 2025, President Trump issued an executive order invoking a centuries-old law: the Alien Enemies Act. Today on the show: where the Alien Enemies Act came from, how presidents have used it before, and what that tells us about what's to come.