But this month, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court sprang to life with a first-of-its-kind case filed by the Trump administration as it reaches for new deportation tactics. For 30 years, a rotating set of judges assigned to the court have sat ready to hear any cases brought to it. Because, by design, most of what happens in the court is kept under wraps, little is known about the groundbreaking case the Justice Department filed in the court this month. It forecloses raising asylum claims and other arguments individuals can raise to head off deportations that are available to them under standard immigration law. Early skepticism of the Trump caseThe Trump filed its application in July, according to the Federal Judicial Center's webpage explaining the court.