In 1798, during a feared invasion by France, the U.S. government enacted a set of four bills targeting immigrants and noncitizens known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. Three of the four bills either expired or were repealed during President John Adams’ tenure. However, one of the original bills endured — the Alien Enemies Act. This law remains in effect today and allows the sitting president wartime authority to apprehend, intern, and deport immigrants who originate from an “enemy nation.”  The Alien Enemies Act has been invoked three times in our nation’s history, each time during a major conflict: the War of 1812, World War I, and World War II.…