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Congress created the Alien Terrorist Removal Court in 1996 to make it easier for the Justice Department to use classified evidence to deport people from U.S. soil.
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Secretive terrorist removal court set for first hearing in Afghan woman’s case | CNN Politics

Trump admin launches first case before 'Alien Terrorist' court

DOJ tests limits of secretive, never-before-used court to deport suspected terrorist

U.S. uses dormant court to seek deportation of Afghan woman accused of aiding terror plot

Woman in first Alien Terrorist Removal Court case mounts constitutional challenge over secrecy | CNN Politics

DOJ holds first-ever hearing of ‘Alien Terrorist Removal Court,’ created in 1996

Secretive US court meant to deport alleged terrorists hears first case

Little-known Alien Terrorist Removal Court hears first-ever case in attempt to deport permanent US resident

Trump’s DOJ turns to a court that hasn’t been used in 30 years to deport a woman

Trump administration faces first major test after activating court that hasn’t heard a case in 30 years | CNN Politics

Congress established the Alien Terrorist Removal Court as part of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.

The Trump administration is testing a secretive, never-before-used deportation court for alleged alien terrorists with a case…

The Trump administration filed the first case before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, seeking to deport a woman accused of…

The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was created by Congress in 1996 and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Before now, it…

U.S. seeks deportation of Afghan woman accused of aiding an ISIS-inspired terror plot through the newly activated Alien Terrorist…

The Justice Department has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to weigh government…