For the first time in its thirty-year existence, a secretive federal tribunal designed to remove accused terrorists without exposing classified evidence was brought to life — and with it, a quiet but consequential shift in how the United States government may choose to balance national security against the constitutional rights of those it seeks to expel. Nazira Haji Zada, an Afghan woman in Dallas accused of nurturing her family's alignment with ISIS, was deported to Afghanistan after conceding to the charge before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court. The activation of this long-dormant court r
DOJ Uses Secretive Terrorist Court for First-Ever Deportation of Afghan Woman
An Afghan woman was deported to her home country after being designated an alien terrorist, with limited ability to challenge the designation due to court secrecy procedures.