Co-Sponsor the Neighbors Not Enemies Act

The Alien Enemies Act lets the government detain and deport without proving its case in court.

A letter to your members of Congress. Facts checked September 24, 2026.

The explainer behind this letter Habeas Corpus Your right to make the government justify holding you

The Letter

Subject Co-Sponsor the Neighbors Not Enemies Act

Please co-sponsor the Neighbors Not Enemies Act (H.R. 630 / S. 193), which repeals the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

In 2025 the administration used that wartime law to fly men to a prison in El Salvador without hearings. The Supreme Court had to step in twice to require notice and a real chance to go to court first. A law that lets any president detain and deport people by declaring an invasion should not stay on the books.

The right to challenge a detention in court is already carrying a heavy load. Detained immigrants filed 31,357 habeas petitions in six months, and judges have ruled more than 4,400 times that ICE held someone unlawfully.

Congress can take away one of the tools used to skip that review. Please co-sponsor the Neighbors Not Enemies Act.

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I'm calling to ask the Representative to co-sponsor the Neighbors Not Enemies Act, H.R. 630.
The administration used the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 wartime law, to fly men to a prison in El Salvador without hearings.
Detained immigrants filed 31,357 habeas petitions in six months, and judges ruled more than 4,400 times that ICE held people unlawfully.
The Neighbors Not Enemies Act repeals the 1798 law. Please co-sponsor it.

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The Facts Behind the Ask

31,357 habeas petitions filed by detained immigrants from October 2025 to March 2026 (source)
4,400+ court rulings by February 2026 that ICE held someone unlawfully (source)
1798 year of the Alien Enemies Act, used only three times before 2025, each during a major war (source)

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