With news reports that the Trump administration is preparing to invoke the Alien Enemies Act to facilitate the deportation of immigrants in the United States, we recommend analysis by leading experts recently published at Just Security:
Elizabeth Goitein and Katherine Yon Ebright, Trump’s Doubly Flawed “Invasion” Theory: The president is wrong about what an invasion is—and what powers it triggers (Feb. 19, 2025)
William Banks, What Just Happened: The Framing of a Migration “Invasion” and the Use of Military Authorities (Jan. 29, 2025)
Ilya Somin, What Just Happened: The “Invasion” Executive Order and Its Dangerous Implications (Jan. 28, 2025)
Elizabeth Goitein, Deployment of the U.S. Military for Immigration Enforcement: A Primer (Dec. 3, 2024)
Katherine Yon Ebright, What Should Courts do if a Future President Invokes the Alien Enemies Act to Deport Immigrants? (Feb. 27, 2024)
Find comprehensive analysis of the Trump administration’s actions in our Collection, and a broad range of analysis on immigration-related issues here.