At the Oct. 11 campaign rally in Aurora, Colo., former President Donald Trump announced that if he is elected again, he will use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to conduct mass deportations of undocumented immigrant criminals.
The act does not require individualized notice or a hearing, nor does it give an opportunity for the immigrant to appeal a decision. And it does not specify a burden of proof that the government must satisfy.
Are mass deportations under the Alien Enemies Act really necessary? Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be an alternative.
