DOJ activates untested ‘Alien Terrorist Removal Court’ for first time in 30 years
2 sources·Updated July 19, 2026
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- Guardian AU Headlines·4d agoTrump administration activates dormant court for ‘alien terrorist’ deportations
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…
Read at Guardian AU Headlines → - Independent World·4d agoDOJ activates untested ‘Alien Terrorist Removal Court’ for first time in 30 years
The court was established in 1996 but had never received a petition until this past Wednesday
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