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US uses dormant court to seek deportation of Afghan woman accused of aiding terror plot
['Robert Towne']
KOB.com
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Afghan woman accused of supporting an Islamic State-inspired plot in the U.S. is the first person facing deportation through the Trump administration’s use of an obscure court that remained dormant for 30 years, according to court records filed Wednesday.
The Alien Terrorist Removal Court is scheduled to hold a hearing on Thursday in Washington, D.C., for the government’s petition to deport Nazira Haji Zada, of Fort Worth, Texas.
Nazira “supported” a plot by relatives to carry out an ISIS-inspired attack in the U.S., the memo says.
The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was established in 1996 but had never received a petition until this month, when the Justice Department filed an application seeking Nazira’s removal.
The long-dormant court has a specific authority to conduct deportation proceedings for individuals whom the Justice Department classifies as “alien terrorists.”