The Trump Administration Just Unleashed a 'Secret' Deportation Court
After 30 years of gathering dust, a hidden tribunal has finally been used to kick someone out.
For three decades, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court sat there like a forgotten legal bunker. Now, the DOJ finally cracked the seal. A woman named Nazira Haji Zada, accused of helping family members plot an ISIS-inspired attack, was deported after a secretive hearing where the government used classified intel to make their case.
The wild part? She actually agreed to the label of 'alien terrorist' and skipped the appeal. This court was designed to keep the government’s cards close to the chest, using evidence that the accused might never even fully see. Critics have spent years arguing it’s a total constitutional nightmare, which is exactly why no president touched it until now.
It’s a classic case of 'use it and lose it' regarding the constitutionality of secret tribunals. The government just set a massive legal precedent for how they handle national security threats on the down-low.
Source: UPI
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