Nazira Haji Zada, a lawful permanent resident, conceded to being an "alien terrorist." It marks the first case in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court.

The Trump administration activated a never-before-used pathway for removing alien terrorists from the United States. Since its creation in 1996, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court had lain dormant ...

Attorney General Todd Blanche invoked the Alien Terrorist Removal Act for the first time ever to expel Nazira Haji Zada, a lawful permanent resident from Afghanistan, from the country for allegedly ...

The court has existed for nearly three decades without being used. A sealed DOJ application could define how far the government can go when national security evidence is kept from the person facing ...

The Trump administration's Justice Department submitted the first-ever application to the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC) - something that has never been done in the agency's 30-year history. The ...

Expert analysis of how the first-ever case put before the long-dormant Alien Terrorist Removal Court came to a close.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Department of Justice logo [File: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP] An Afghan woman accused of supporting the ISIL (ISIS) armed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to the General Accountability Office, in June of 1989, there were only 69 immigration judges. This made it difficult for ...

Attorney General Todd Blanche in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room Credit: The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Justice Department, for the first time in history, used a ...

Updated July 31, 2026 at 10:37 AM CDT The Justice Department has activated a special court that's never before been used to argue for the removal of a woman accused of supporting the Islamic State.

Newswise — As the Alien Terrorist Removal Court prepares for a release hearing today, I wanted to flag Aram Gavoor, a GW Law professor and leading expert on the court, who is available to discuss the ...