Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
The Trump administration is using an 18th-century wartime law (Alien Enemies Act) to deport hundreds of Venezuelans and other migrants without due process protections. The ACLU warns this violates recent Supreme Court decisions and constitutional protections.
High constitutional damage (47.5) driven by rule_of_law (4.5×0.18) and civil_rights (4.8×0.14) violations. Using Alien Enemies Act for deportations without due process represents significant departure from established immigration procedures and potentially violates constitutional protections. Enforcement_action mechanism adds 1.3× modifier. Severity multipliers reflect strong precedent risk (1.25) - normalizing wartime statute for peacetime immigration enforcement. Federal scope with narrow population yields 0.9× modifier. B-score (31.4) also elevated due to '18th-century law' framing (novelty:8.0), outrage potential (8.5), and strategic narrative elements around Supreme Court defiance. Delta of +16.1 suggests List A, but both scores exceed 25 threshold, indicating Mixed classification with genuine constitutional concerns amplified by strategic framing.
Monitor: (1) Actual deportation numbers vs. claims; (2) Court challenges and judicial responses; (3) Specific Supreme Court decision allegedly violated; (4) Whether Alien Enemies Act invocation meets statutory requirements (state of war/invasion); (5) Due process protections actually denied vs. standard removal procedures. Verify if this represents policy change or continuation of existing enforcement under different legal theory.