DOJ uses 30-year-old terror court in bid to deport Texas woman
What's new: Thursday's hearing is the first ever for the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, created in 1996 to handle classified evidence.
The Justice Department is moving for the first time to deport a U.S. resident through the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, a little-used tribunal Congress created in 1996. Nazira Haji Zada, a 47-year-old lawful permanent resident from Fort Worth, Texas, is due in court Thursday in Washington. Prosecutors accuse her of supporting the Islamic State and helping family members tied to a 2024 Election Day plot aimed at American voters. Her son, Abdullah Haji Zada, and son-in-law, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, were convicted in Oklahoma in connection with the case and are set to be deported after serving prison terms. Chief Judge Joan Ericksen will preside.