US revives secretive Alien Terrorist Removal Court for deportation

The United States used the Alien Terrorist Removal Court—a dormant, secretive tribunal—to deport a woman, marking the first known use of the little-known legal mechanism in years. The court's revival could expand deportation powers and reduce due process protections for immigrants.

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Forgotten US court of 'secrecy' could mean more deportations The use of a secretive and long dormant court in the deportation of a woman from the US could have significant consequences. The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was just used for the first time in its 30-year history […]