Long-dormant court holds its first public hearing as the US seeks to deport an Afghan woman
The Trump administration has activated a specialized court, never used before, to handle deportation cases involving people accused of terrorism. An Afghan woman is the first person facing this court; the government says she has ISIS sympathies. A federal judge has decided the case can proceed rather than be dismissed.
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8 sourcesObscure court hears first-ever case in attempt to deport permanent US resident
DOJ holds first-ever hearing of ‘Alien Terrorist Removal Court,’ created in 1996
Long-dormant court holds its first public hearing as the US seeks to deport an Afghan woman
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18 sourcesDOJ asking secretive court to remove Afghan woman allegedly tied to terror plot
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11 sourcesFirst Use of Alien Terrorist Removal Court Targets Woman Accused in Family’s ISIS Election Day Plot
Trump Activates Dormant ‘Alien Terrorist Removal Court’ to Deport ISIS Supporter.
DOJ Seeks To Deport Afghan Alien In First Alien Terrorist Removal Court Case, Citing Alleged Election-Day Plot
Long-dormant court holds its first public hearing as the US seeks to deport an Afghan woman
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2 developments- Jul 30Secretive terrorist removal court set for first hearing in Afghan woman’s case
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