Alexander Mitchell Palmer (1872–1936) served as Attorney General of the United States from 1919 to 1921. He is best known for overseeing the Palmer Raids during the First Red Scare.
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Sedition Act of 1918: An amendment to Espionage Act which made it illegal for anyone to express any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the U.S. government during wartime.
Alien Act: A law passed in 1798 that gave the president power to deport any foreigner he saw as a threat to national security.
Deportation: The act of removing a foreigner from a country for reasons such as illegal status or for having committed crimes.