US uses dormant court to seek deportation of Afghan woman accused of aiding terror plot
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Afghan woman accused of supporting an Islamic State-inspired plot in the U. S. is the first person facing deportation through the Trump administration’s use of an obscure court that remained dormant for 30 years, according to court records filed Wednesday. The Alien Terrorist Removal Court is scheduled to hold a hearing on Thursday in Washington, D. C. , for the government's petition to deport Nazira Haji Zada, of Fort Worth, Texas. Nazira was arrested earlier this An...
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