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  2. Alien and Sedition Acts - Wikipedia

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    Alien Friends Act of 1798. The Alien and Sedition Acts were a set of four laws enacted in 1798 that applied restrictions to immigration and speech in the United States. [a] The Naturalization Act of 1798 increased the requirements to seek citizenship, the Alien Friends Act of 1798 allowed the president to imprison and deport non-citizens, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gave the president ...

  3. Timeline of the John Adams presidency - Wikipedia

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    July 6 – Adams signs the third of four Alien and Sedition Acts: the Alien Enemies Act. This legalizes the arrest or deportation of men from nations that are enemies of the United States. [2] July 7 Adams signs a bill voiding all treaties between France and the United States. [1] Washington is formally named commander-in-chief of the army. [2]

  4. Explainer-What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 that Trump ...

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    The Alien Enemies Act was enacted in 1798 to combat spying and sabotage during tensions with France. ... The law was used in the War of 1812 between the United States and Britain and in both World ...

  5. Alien and Sedition Acts - en.wikipedia.org

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    The Alien and Sedition Acts were a set of four laws enacted in 1798 that applied restrictions to immigration and speech in the United States. [lower-alpha 1] The Naturalization Act increased the requirements to seek citizenship, the Alien Friends Act allowed the president to imprison and deport non-citizens, the Alien Enemies Act gave the president additional powers to detain non-citizens ...

  6. Analysis-Trump plans to invoke obscure 18th century wartime ...

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    After taking office, Trump ordered military and immigration officials to be ready by Feb. 3 to implement the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, last used to justify internment camps for people of Japanese, Germa

  7. Trump’s Immigration Executive Orders: What to Know - AOL

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    Trump also pledged to use the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to pressure state and local police to arrest and help deport foreign-born people in the U.S. illegally. The impact on the border of Trump’s ...

  8. Naturalization Act of 1798 - Wikipedia

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    The "residence period" refers to the period they had to live in the United States before they could become a citizen. The Naturalization Act of 1798 is considered one of the Alien and Sedition Acts, together with three other laws passed contemporaneously in 1798 (the Alien Friends Act, Alien Enemies Act, and Sedition Act). Like the ...

  9. The Alien Enemies Act, last used in WWII internments ... - AOL

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    The Alien Enemies Act was supposed to expire with the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1801, but instead the Alien Enemies Act remained in effect and became part of the United States Code. The act was ...