Lawyers with the Trump administration have determined that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents can enter homes without a warrant under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, reports The New York Times.

President Donald Trump last Saturday invoked the sweeping wartime authority for the first time since World War II, though a federal judge hours later halted deportations under the order.

The act allows noncitizens to be deported without being given the opportunity to go before an immigration or federal judge.

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