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

Secret Trump court alarms legal experts fearful of 'fast and loose' terrorist designations

A pair of legal experts sounded the alarm over how the Trump administration plans to use a secret terrorist court.During a recent podcast episode, former FBI counterterrorism agent Frank Figliuzzi and lawyer and former FBI special agent Asha Rangappa detailed how President Donald Trump and his administration could use the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, which sat dormant for 30 years before a sudden activation earlier this month.According to Rang…

Long-Dormant Court Holds Historic First Public Hearing

The Alien Terrorist Removal Court began hearing its first-ever case on July 30 after the Trump administration activated the obscure federal court earlier this month. In 1996, Congress created the court, which is permitted to rely on classified evidence in deportation cases, according to the court’s website. Five U.S. district judges are authorized to review applications to remove alleged noncitizen terrorists from the United States. The court ai…

U.S. ALIEN TERRORISM COURT: CONGRESS LEFT OUT TORTURE SAFEGUARD

by Richard T. Herman, JURIST For the first time since Congress created it in 1996, the Justice Department has invoked the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC), a specialized tribunal that may consider classified evidence a respondent never sees, and order a noncitizen accused of terrorism removed. What the statute does not say is who decides whether that removal will deliver the person to torture. Almost everything about the case remains secret.…

Alien Terrorist Removal Court to hold its first-ever hearing after 30 years

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.

DOJ tapped never-used 'alien terrorist' court to deport ...

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

The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was created by Congress in 1996 and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Before now, it had never been used.