GREGG JARRETT: The law supports Trump's deportation of violent gang members, despite judge's errant ruling

President Donald Trump was on solid legal footing when he ordered the deportation of violent gang members.

Gregg Jarrett is a Fox News legal analyst and commentator, and formerly worked as a defense attorney and adjunct law professor. His recent book, "The Trial of the Century," about the famous "Scopes Monkey Trial" is available in bookstores nationwide or can be ordered online at the Simon & Schuster website.  Jarrett’s latest book, "The Constitution of the United States and Other Patriotic Documents," was published by Broadside Books, a division of HarperCollins on November 14, 2023.  Gregg is the author of the No. 1 New York Times best-selling book "The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump." His follow-up book was also a New York Times bestseller, "Witch Hunt: The Story of the Greatest Mass Delusion in American Political History." 

The Alien Enemies Act (AEA) was passed by Congress and signed into law in 1798. It is well established, has never been repealed, and has been reviewed by courts numerous times. Four different presidents have invoked it, three of them Democrats in the 20th century.  Moreover, the Act is not limited to wartime authority as some claim.  Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Harry Truman used the Act well after both World Wars had ended.