DOJ activates untested court for ‘alien terrorist’ expulsions
Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to consider government requests to deport so-called "alien terrorists" from the United States.
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Donald Trump Uses Alien Terrorist Removal Court For First Time Ever
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DOJ activates untested court for ‘alien terrorist’ expulsions
The Department of Justice has submitted its first-ever application to the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, a never-before-used court established three decades ago. The application, filed July 15, was submitted with little public notice.
A new banner featuring an image of U.S. President Donald Trump is displayed on the facade of the US Department of Justice headquarters, in Washington, DC, Feb. 20, 2026.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to consider government requests to deport so-called “alien terrorists” from the United States.
The Justice Department has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to weigh government requests to deport so-called “alien terrorists” from the United States. The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was established in 1996…
In a historic, first-of-its-kind maneuver designed to bypass the gridlock of activist immigration courts, the Department of Justice has officially activated a powerful, 30-year-old national security weapon to aggressively deport suspected foreign terrorists from American soil.
Justice department files first-ever petition to Alien Terrorist Removal Court created in 90s, seeking removal of person The Trump administration has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to consider government requests to deport so-called “alien terrorists…
For the first time in its three-decade existence, a secretive federal court created to handle the deportation of suspected terrorists has been put to use, […] Source
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to consider government requests to deport so-called "alien terrorists" from the United States.
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