You are going to see a full range of commentary here. Trust me.
But we are not (for the most part) the ones making policy, although there are some operatives (and on occasion, elected officials, and even a number who have run for office) who have posted here (e.g., Alan Grayson (D-FL) has an account and used to post here back in the past), and those folks might offer their perspectives to their local/county/state/national party leadership on this issue.
However the main problem with this particular circumstance is that the "Alien Enemies Act" was written for use ONLY when the U.S. is engaged in a war with another country. At present, the U.S. has NOT declared war on a foreign nation and thus the process for dealing with criminal non-citizens is NOT to use this Act but some applicable combination of a pile of OTHER laws.
I posted this video interview upthread, done a few years ago with actor/activist George Takei, who was a victim of the LAST TIME the "Alien Enemies Act" was invoked (during WW2). It's a fascinating but also heartbreaking story that is worth the viewing (the whole thing is a little under 15 minutes long) -
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