The Department of Justice filed the first-ever case in the U.S. Alien Terrorist Removal Court on July 30, 2026, seeking to deport Nazira Haji Zada, 47, of Fort Worth, Texas, who allegedly supported her family's plans for an election-day shooting. Congress established the court in 1996 to allow classified evidence in deportation proceedings.
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The Justice Department has filed the first-ever case in the U.S. Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC), seeking to remove Nazira Haji Zada, 47, residing in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Justice Department used the Alien Terrorist Removal Court for the first time at a hearing Thursday in Washington, seeking to deport Nazira Haji Zada, a 47-year-old Afghan woman and lawful permanent resident from Fort Worth, Texas, whom prosecutors allege supported the Islamic State [npr.org#1][abcnews.com#1][cbsnews.com#1][cbsnews.com#2][dailysignal.com#1][seattletimes.com#1][newsday.com#1][in
Congress created the Alien Terrorist Removal Court in 1996 to make it easier for the Justice Department to use classified evidence to deport people from U.S. soil.
The Justice Department on Thursday will bring its first case in a dormant court that allows the speedy removal of noncitizens suspected of terrorism. DOJ is seeking to remove Nazira Haji Zada, a 47-year-old Afghan woman living in Fort Worth, Texas, after her sons were convicted in Oklahoma for their roles in a plot to carry...
The Department of Justice is seeking to deport the mother of a convicted ISIS supporter through the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, which has never before been used. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has the story.
DOJ holds first-ever hearing of ‘Alien Terrorist Removal Court,’ created in 1996