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Department of Justice Removes Alien Terrorist in First Use of United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court

Recorded by ImmigrationClock from USCIS newsroom, published Sep 11, 2026.

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Changes what someone can or must do
Classification
Court decision
Published
Sep 11, 2026
Effective
None stated
Source checked
Sep 15, 2026
Changes what someone can or must doCourt decisionUSCIS newsroom

Department of Justice Removes Alien Terrorist in First Use of United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court

In the first-ever case before the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC), Nazira Haji Zada, 47, an Afghan national previously residing in Fort Worth, Texas, was removed from the United States after conceding that she is an alien terrorist.

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