Today, Hunter spoke with Nayna Gupta of the American Immigration Council. This conversation covers a recent slate of Trump Administration Immigration Policies that are a naked power grab by the President so he can detain and deport whoever he wants, whenever he wants, and however he wants without due process of law. Specifically, Nayna walks us through how the Alien Enemies Act, the designation of several cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and the new Immigration Registration requirement will work in concert to grant the President nearly limitless power to detain and deport people.

Guest

Nayna Gupta, Policy Director, American Immigration Council

Resources:

American Immigration Council Resources

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/

https://www.instagram.com/immcouncil/

https://x.com/immcouncil

https://www.facebook.com/TheAmericanImmigrationCouncil/#

ILRC Red Cards

https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas

Invocation of the Act

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/invocation-of-the-alien-enemies-act-regarding-the-invasion-of-the-united-states-by-tren-de-aragua/

Alien Enemies Act Explained

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/alien-enemies-act-explained

https://www.justsecurity.org/109168/alien-enemies-act-litigation/

Judge Blocking the Act and Trump Ignoring the Order

http://axios.com/2025/03/14/trump-alien-enemies-act-deportations

https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-admin-ignores-judges-order-bring-deportation-planes/story?id=119857181

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/us/constitutional-crisis.htmlQ

Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/designating-cartels-and-other-organizations-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations-and-specially-designated-global-terrorists/

Registration Requirements

https://www.uscis.gov/alienregistration

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