Federal prosecutors charged Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, New York, on August 20, 2026, with attempting to provide material support to ISIS after she told an FBI informant she wanted to destroy the State Capitol. She allegedly swore allegiance to the terrorist organization.
Federal authorities arrested Jessica Bowie, 35, on charges of providing material support to ISIS after she allegedly plotted to bomb the New York State Capitol building in Albany to kill state lawmakers by August 22, 2026. Prosecutors allege Bowie pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and discussed the bombing plot with a confidential informant.
The Trump administration is using a dormant deportation court to pursue the first case against an Afghan woman accused of supporting an Islamic State-inspired attack planned for the 2024 U.S. Election Day. The case marks a notable shift in how the government is handling terrorism-related immigration proceedings.
Nazira Haji Zada, 47, a permanent resident of Texas, was deported on September 11, 2026, after being accused by the Justice Department of supporting an Islamic State-inspired plot. Her case marked the first use of the long-dormant Alien Terrorist Removal Court.
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.
An Afghan woman became the first person facing deportation under the Trump administration's recent activation of a dormant immigration court, with a federal judge refusing to dismiss her case. The case signals enforcement of stricter deportation policies under the new administration.
Nazira Haji Zada, a 47-year-old Afghan lawful permanent resident from Fort Worth, Texas, was deported to Afghanistan on September 11, 2026, after becoming the first case heard by the U.S. Alien Terrorist Removal Court established in 1996. She conceded to being an "alien terrorist" and chose deportation rather than continue fighting the charge.