First Use of Alien Terrorist Removal Court | Portland Maine News

The feds deported Nazira Haji Zada, a 47-year-old lawful resident in Fort Worth, Texas, linked to an ISIS-inspired plot for a mass shooting on Election Day 2024 — her son-in-law admitted trying to acquire AK-47s and ammo. This case marks the first use of the rarely activated Alien Terrorist Removal Court, established in 1996 to handle terrorism-related deportations with classified evidence access. Zada waived her right to appeal, avoiding constitutional scrutiny, but her lawyers insist the court’s legitimacy is questionable. With the Justice Department also pushing back on states offering in-state tuition to undocumented students, this signals a broader effort to test and deploy underused legal tools against complex national security threats. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://fox23maine.com/news/nation-world/afghan-national-deported-in-first-ever-use-of-alien-terrorist-removal-court-jonathan-fahey-election-day-2024-noncitizens-federal-court-fort-worth-texas-isis-nazira-haji-zada-ak47-rifle-doj-trump-administration More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/dbbfd0d28b0cf7db Report issues to [email protected].