Nazira Haji Zada, a lawful permanent resident, conceded to being an "alien terrorist." It marks the first case in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court.

Nazira Haji Zada admitted she was an "alien terrorist" in the first-ever use of a specialized federal court created 30 years ago by Congress after an ISIS Election Day plot.

Attorney General Todd Blanche invoked the Alien Terrorist Removal Act for the first time ever to expel Nazira Haji Zada, a lawful permanent resident from Afghanistan, from the country for allegedly ...

The court has existed for nearly three decades without being used. A sealed DOJ application could define how far the government can go when national security evidence is kept from the person facing ...

Expert analysis of how the first-ever case put before the long-dormant Alien Terrorist Removal Court came to a close.

Updated July 31, 2026 at 11:37 AM EDT The Justice Department has activated a special court that's never before been used to argue for the removal of a woman accused of supporting the Islamic State.

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The Department of Justice said that Nazira Haji Zada, who came to the United States in 2018, "conceded that she is an alien terrorist and waived appeal of the removal order." ...

Attorney General Todd Blanche in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room Credit: The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Justice Department, for the first time in history, used a ...