Trump Preparing to Invoke Nearly 250 Year-Old Law to Catch Up to His Immigration Promises

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The Donald Trump administration is set to invoke a centuries-old law to allow authorities to increase the pace of deportations.

The law in question is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which gives the president sweeping powers to target undocumented immigrants in the country and has only been used three times in history.