Border czar Tom Homan turned a reporter’s question back around on him after being asked about using the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport criminal migrants.
Border czar Tom Homan turned the tables on a reporter after being questioned about the Alien Enemies Act used by the Trump administration.
In order to address dangerous migrants, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which allows deportation of natives and citizens of an enemy nation without a hearing. This law has been invoked three times, during the War of 1812, World War I and World War II.
As a result, all Venezuelan citizens 14 years or older who are members of the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA), who are within the United States and are not naturalized, or lawful permanent residents, may be apprehended, restrained, secured and removed as “alien enemies,” according to Trump’s proclamation.