The act has only been invoked three previous times in U.S. history, most recently during World War II to hold Japanese-American ... federal judges in Colorado, New York and southern Texas promptly ...

JUAN BARRETO / AFP Judges in Texas and New York on ... The Alien Enemies Act has only been used three times in the past, during the War of 1812, World War I and World War II, when it was used ...

it also held that people targeted for removal under the act are entitled to challenge their removals and must have meaningful notice and opportunity to do so, spurring the new lawsuits.