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

Nazira Haji Zada admitted she was an "alien terrorist" in the first-ever use of a specialized federal court created 30 years ago by Congress after an ISIS Election Day plot.

Based in Washington, the court heard its first-ever case on July 30. White House border czar Tom Homan said the Trump ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Updated July 31, 2026 at 11:37 AM EDT 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.

Abdullah Zada, who was 17 at the time of his arrest, pleaded guilty as an adult and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

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