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The administration seeks to deport Nazira Haji Zada through a previously dormant federal court for alleged alien terrorists.

The administration is utilizing a specialized federal court for the first time since its creation 30 years ago to deport Nazira Haji Zada, an Afghan woman from Fort Worth, Texas. The Alien Terrorist Removal Court, which remained dormant until this month, was established to handle noncitizens who qualify as "alien terrorists" when the evidence supporting their removal includes classified information. Nazira Haji Zada is the mother and mother-in-law of two Afghan men convicted in Oklahoma for an Islamic State-inspired plot to attack American voters on Election Day. While she has no criminal history, the Justice Department alleges she worked to indoctrinate her children with ISIS ideology and pledged her own loyalty to the group. The court proceedings are designed to be largely secret, as the target of the deportation is not permitted to review the classified evidence. The first hearing for Nazira Haji Zada is scheduled for Thursday in Washington, D.C. The court consists of five federal judges appointed by the Supreme Court's chief justice.

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