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What laws allowed the president to hold or deport immigrants and impose penalties for defaming the government?

What laws allowed the president to hold or deport immigrants and impose penalties for defaming the government?
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What laws allowed the president to hold or deport immigrants and impose penalties for defaming the government?

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It was the "Alien and Sedition Acts" that allowed the president to hold or deport immigrants and impose penalties for defaming the government, since these were implemented during a time when the new republic was still "insecure". 
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