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US Holds First Alien Terrorist Removal Hearing for Afghan Zada

7/30/2026

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The United States will hold a Thursday hearing in Washington to consider deporting Afghan Nazira Haji Zada.
An FBI memo dated July 15 says Zada supported a relative’s plot to attack the United States.
The Alien Terrorist Removal Court, created in 1996, received its first petition this month, making Zada the inaugural deportation case.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Congress created the court to remove “alien terrorists.”

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The United States will hold a Thursday hearing in Washington to consider deporting Afghan Nazira Haji Zada.
An FBI memo dated July 15 says Zada supported a relative’s plot to attack the United States.
The Alien Terrorist Removal Court, created in 1996, received its first petition this month, making Zada the inaugural deportation case.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Congress created the court to remove “alien terrorists.”