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DOJ Uses Alien Terrorist Removal Court For First Time In ISIS Case
The Justice Department invoked the Alien Terrorist Removal Court on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, seeking to remove an Afghan woman accused of ties to an Election Day terror plot.[1]
The filing asks the court to order the woman's deportation on alleged terrorism grounds instead of pursuing public criminal charges.[1] CBS News described the tribunal as a secretive, little-used forum for removing noncitizens on national security grounds.[2]
The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was created about 30 years ago and, Fox News reports, has been essentially dormant for roughly three decades until this action.[1] Fox framed the administration's move as the tribunal's first activation in decades.[1]
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📌 Key Facts
- On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, Fox News reported that the Trump administration invoked the Alien Terrorist Removal Court in a case involving an Afghan woman allegedly tied to an Election Day plot.
- The filing seeks to deport the Afghan woman over alleged terrorism connections using the Alien Terrorist Removal Court process.
- Fox News notes the Alien Terrorist Removal Court is a 30‑year‑old tribunal that had been dormant for roughly three decades prior to this action.
- The report says the administration is actively proceeding with the ATRC mechanism against this specific respondent.
- Fox News frames the move as the first activation of the long-dormant tribunal in this matter.
- The article titled Trump admin invokes 30-year dormant terror court as it seeks to deport Afghan woman tied to Election Day plot was published by Fox News on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 (11:29 PM Central).
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July 30, 2026
4:29 AM
Trump admin invokes 30-year dormant terror court as it seeks to deport Afghan woman tied to Election Day plot
New information:
- Fox News reports the Trump administration has invoked the Alien Terrorist Removal Court in the case of an Afghan woman allegedly tied to an Election Day plot, confirming the same use described previously and framing it as the first activation of the 30‑year‑old tribunal.
- The Fox report emphasizes that the court has been dormant for roughly three decades and is now being used specifically to try to deport this Afghan woman over alleged terrorism connections.
- Article publication on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, reinforces that the application is active and that the administration is proceeding with the ATRC mechanism against this specific respondent.