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Trump Files First Alien Terrorist Removal Case Amid Immigration Crackdown

7/18/2026

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President Donald Trump filed the first application with the Alien Terrorist Removal Court.
The government filed a July 15, 2026 request to remove an unnamed individual.
Judge Joan N. Ericksen heard arguments on July 16 and set a July 22 briefing deadline.
The court, created by the 1996 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, lets a judge order removal after a hearing, with the filing arriving amid a Trump administration crackdown on illegal immigration.

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President Donald Trump filed the first application with the Alien Terrorist Removal Court.
The government filed a July 15, 2026 request to remove an unnamed individual.
Judge Joan N. Ericksen heard arguments on July 16 and set a July 22 briefing deadline.
The court, created by the 1996 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, lets a judge order removal after a hearing, with the filing arriving amid a Trump administration crackdown on illegal immigration.