All posts tagged "Alien Terrorist Removal Court"

An Afghan woman is the first person ever deported through a long-dormant terrorism court that Trump's Justice Department revived.

Axios reported on Friday that the Justice Department announced the removal of Nazira Haji Zada. She was a lawful permanent resident and the subject of the first-ever case before the federal Alien Terrorist Removal Court. The win could give the administration a path to remove people it links to terrorism while keeping much of its evidence secret, Axios noted.

The government accused Zada of helping her son and son-in-law with a foiled 2024 shooting plot. Chief Judge Joan Ericksen directed her removal in a recently unsealed order dated August 20. The DOJ said it used classified information to establish that Zada is an "alien terrorist." Prosecutors said Zada accepted that designation and waived her right to appeal, according to Axios....

A pair of legal experts sounded the alarm over how the Trump administration plans to use a secret terrorist court.

During a recent podcast episode, former FBI counterterrorism agent Frank Figliuzzi and lawyer and former FBI special agent Asha Rangappa detailed how President Donald Trump and his administration could use the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, which sat dormant for 30 years before a sudden activation earlier this month.

According to Rangappa, the court allows the Trump administration to deport noncitizens from the United States if it can convince a single judge that the defendant is a foreign terrorist. A defendant facing immediate removal would never see the evidence against them, as an attorney general would be able to argue that a person is a terrorist with classified evidence....

The Trump administration has activated a long-dormant court created to remove noncitizens accused of terrorism-related crimes, according to new reports.

The Alien Terrorist Removal Court has received its first case since it was created by Congress thirty years ago, Court Watch first reported on Saturday.

The court has five federal judges appointed by the Chief Justice to "review applications for the removal from the United States of alien terrorists," according to a description by the Federal Judicial Center....