Again and again the Trump White House has turned to a 73-year-old legal statute to defend its immigration crackdown.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt cited the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 on Tuesday to explain the arrest and planned deportation of a Palestinian activist and legal U.S. resident with a green card.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem cited it in late February when announcing that anyone living in the U.S. illegally would have to register with the federal government.
The act has been mentioned in presidential orders, press releases and speeches.
But what is it?
Why do officials keep talking about the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952?
The act comes up
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