DOJ uses ‘alien terrorist’ deportation court for first time in history
The sealed filing marks the first use of the 30-year-old court, and Judge Joan N. Ericksen ordered more legal and factual support.
- On Wednesday, July 15, the Justice Department filed the first application to the Alien Terrorist Removal Court since Congress created it in 1996, seeking to remove an individual from the United States through a sealed proceeding.
- Congress established the Alien Terrorist Removal Court within the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act to allow the government to seek removal of noncitizens accused of terrorism-related activities while protecting classified intelligence from public disclosure.
- During a July 16 hearing, Judge Joan Ericksen wrote that "the court could benefit from the opportunity for more thoughtful consideration" regarding the application, noting no sworn testimony was taken at the proceeding.
- The Justice Department has until July 22 to supplement the record with additional factual and legal analysis. If approved, the court must hold a public removal hearing where the accused has the right to legal representation.
- This case represents a significant escalation in the Trump crackdown on illegal immigration. While the court has existed for 30 years, it had never received an application from the Attorney General until now.
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Justice Department activates untested court for "alien terrorist" deportations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to consider government requests to deport so-called “alien terrorists” from the United States.
White House arsenal against threats now includes the previously unused Alien Terrorist Removal Court * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link It was set up decades ago. But never used. Until now. It’s America’s Alien Terrorist Removal Court, and President Donald Trump’s administration has submitted an application seeking action – the removal of an individual from the United States. A Newsweek report said a court order posted on the court’s brand new website remains under seal,
The Trump admin DOJ went to a secretive deportation court this week
More than 30 years after the Clinton administration successfully pressed Congress to give it more authority to use classified information to deport people it suspected of terrorism, the Trump administration took the first case to the Alien Terrorist Removal Court this past week. Under the law, the Justice Department’s application to the court is submitted under seal and without notice to the person who they are seeking to deport. In this first a…
Alien Terrorist Removal Court Receives First Case Since Inception in 1996
The Trump administration activated a never-before-used pathway for removing alien terrorists from the United States. Since its creation in 1996, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court has lain dormant until it received the first-ever removal application from the Department of Justice (DOJ) on July 15 and held a debut hearing the following day for a suspected foreign terrorist, whose name is not mentioned in available court documents. Writing in a J…
DOJ uses Alien Terrorist Removal Court for first time in history
The Department of Justice has submitted its first-ever application to the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, a never-before-used court established three decades ago. The application, filed July 15, was submitted with little public notice. Its contents remain sealed, and an accompanying cover sheet indicates the filing contains classified information. The court’s chief judge, U.S. District Judge...
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