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Alarm as Trump's secretive court claims its first victim: 'It defies logic’
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche departs after a meeting with U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 5, 2026. REUTERS/Eric Lee
A Secret Court Gives the Government a New Deportation Weapon
The Precedent Was the Point
Nazira Haji Zada, an Afghan lawful permanent resident, became the first person removed through the federal Alien Terrorist Removal Court, a long-dormant tribunal revived by the Trump Justice Department. The government accused her of assisting relatives tied to a foiled 2024 shooting…
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