DOJ Deports Afghan Woman in First Terror Removal Court Case
Nazira Haji Zada conceded she was an alien terrorist and waived appeal, letting the Justice Department complete the court’s first-ever removal using classified evidence.
- The Justice Department announced Friday that Nazira Haji Zada, an Afghan woman accused of supporting an Islamic State-inspired plot, has been deported in the first case processed through the Alien Terrorist Removal Court.
- Authorities arrested Haji Zada in July at her Fort Worth, Texas, home after accusing her of supporting an Islamic State-inspired plot. She is the mother and mother-in-law of two Afghan men convicted of plotting an Oklahoma attack on Election Day.
- Established in 1996, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court had received no petitions until recently and comprises five federal judges from different districts across the United States conducting specialized deportation proceedings.
- By waiving her rights to challenge detention, Haji Zada agreed to deportation, avoiding a protracted legal fight that would have tested the court's authority and the strength of the government's allegations.
- Details regarding when and where Haji Zada was deported remain undisclosed, though the Justice Department confirmed the action. The underlying plot involving her family was foiled before any attack could occur in the United States.
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Nazira Haji Zada Deported: DOJ Uses Alien Terrorist Removal Court for First Time in Afghan National Case
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Afghan Woman Deported From US After Admitting to Terrorism Grounds in Immigration Case
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U.S. uses secretive terrorism court for the first time to deport Afghan woman
An Afghan woman living in Texas, whose son and son-in-law were convicted of plotting an ISIS-inspired mass shooting during the 2024 election, has been deported from the U.S. after being brought before a federal terrorism court which had never been used before. Nazira Haji Zada, 47, who resided in Fort Worth, Texas, as a permanent […]
Alarm as Trump's secretive court claims its first victim: 'It defies logic'
An Afghan woman is the first person ever deported through a long-dormant terrorism court that Trump's Justice Department revived.Axios reported on Friday that the Justice Department announced the removal of Nazira Haji Zada. She was a lawful permanent resident and the subject of the first-ever case ...
Thirty years ago, a court for the removal of foreign terrorists was set up in the United States to deal with complex deportation cases. Now, for the first time, it shows someone: a 47-year-old Afghan mother.
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