Omar reintroduces Neighbors not Enemies Act as Trump ramps up deportation efforts

Omar reintroduces Neighbors not Enemies Act as Trump ramps up deportation efforts

The Minnesota Democrat’s bill is unlikely to advance in the new Congress but her efforts were largely symbolic as deputy chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Rep. Ilhan Omar Wants to Replace 1798 Alien Enemies Act With ‘Neighbors Not Enemies Act’

Democrats move to take down Alien Enemies Act of 1798 - Washington Examiner

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) called for Congress to repeal the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a law that President Donald Trump has cited as the basis for his deportation agenda. Flanked by a handful of female Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon, Omar said Trump and White House senior adviser Stephen Miller planned to stretch the law to sweep up immigrants en masse. “The context in which Trump and Miller are raising the Alien Enemi…

Trump Makes Major Move to Fight Migrant Crisis - He's Invoking The 'Alien Enemies Act'

In a move that sent shockwaves through Washington, President Donald Trump’s administration has taken aim at what many conservatives have long considered America’s greatest national... The post Trump Makes Major Move to Fight Migrant Crisis – He’s Invoking The ‘Alien Enemies Act’ appeared first on Patriot Journal.

Trump to invoke Alien Enemies Act of 1798: What it says, can it be used against immigrants?

Trump said the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 would help “eliminate the presence of all foreign gangs and criminal networks bringing devastating crime to US soil”. But its use against illegal immigrants is unprecedented. Here's what the Act is, and the 3 times it has been invoked so far.

Win Without War Applauds Reintroduction of Neighbors Not Enemies Act, Opposes Trump Executive Order to Invoke Law

Last Updated on January 22, 2025. Washington – Win Without War Government Relations Director Eric Eikenberry released the following statement in response to Representative Omar and Senator Hirono reintroducing the Neighbors Not Enemies Act: “Today, Representative Ilhan Omar and Senator Mazie Hirono reintroduced the Neighbors Not Enemies Act, vital legislation to repeal the Alien Enemies Act. Originally enacted in 1798 as part of the Alien and Se…