Afghan woman faces deportation through long-dormant court for aiding ISIS plot
The U.S. government is utilizing a specialized, long-dormant federal court to seek the deportation of an Afghan woman accused of supporting an ISIS-inspired terror plot. The case involves allegations that she aided family members in planning a mass casualty attack on Election Day.
Why it matters
This marks the first use of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court in three decades, highlighting a shift in how the government handles suspected terror-linked non-citizens.
The Trump administration is seeking to use a specialized federal court for the first time since Congress created it three decades ago in an effort to deport an Afghan woman accused of aiding an Islamic State-inspired terror plot in the U.S., according to court records made public on Wednesday. Nazira Haji Zada, of Fort Worth, Texas, is the first person facing deportation through the Alien Terrorist Removal Court after her arrest earlier this week. The court is scheduled to hold an initial hearing on Thursday in Washington, D.C., in the government’s effort to deport Haji Zada. "The allegations in this case show the matriarch of an ISIS-sympathizing family aiding in a plot to launch a mass casualty attack on American voters on Election Day.
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