Nazira Haji Zada, a lawful permanent resident, conceded to being an "alien terrorist." It marks the first case in the Alien ...

Nazira Haji Zada admitted she was an "alien terrorist" in the first-ever use of a specialized federal court created 30 years ...

AG Todd Blanche called it "a landmark case, resulting in the prompt removal of this alien terrorist to her country of origin, ...

Nazira Haji Zada's son and son-in-law were previously convicted on charges linked to an election day terrorism plot .

Expert analysis of how the first-ever case put before the long-dormant Alien Terrorist Removal Court came to a close.

Attorney General Todd Blanche invoked the Alien Terrorist Removal Act for the first time ever to expel Nazira Haji Zada, a ...

Jonathan Fahey analyzes the Department of Justice's historic first-time use of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court to deport a national security threat. The conversation also details the foiled election ...

Abdullah Zada, who was 17 at the time of his arrest, pleaded guilty as an adult and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Updated July 31, 2026 at 11:37 AM EDT The Justice Department has activated a special court that's never before been used to argue for the removal of a woman accused of supporting the Islamic State.

Nazira Haji Zada conceded being an "alien terrorist" in a case heard by a secretive court established three decades ago but which held its first hearing this year.

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