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Long-dormant court holds its first public hearing as the U.S. seeks to deport an Afghan woman
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The U.S. Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, Dec. 7, 2024.
Attorney Matthew Farley urged the chief judge of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court to dismiss the case against Nazira Haji Zada and immediately release his client.
Judge Joan Ericksen denied Farley’s requests but said Zada’s lawyers can renew them as the case proceeds in the nation’s capital.
AdvertisementThe court, established in 1996, had never received a petition until this month, when the Justice Department filed an application seeking Zada’s removal.
The court has a specific authority to conduct deportation proceedings for individuals whom the Department of Justice classifies as “alien terrorists.”