The Trump administration is seeking to use a specialized federal court for the first time since Congress created it three decades ago in an effort to deport an Afghan woman accused of aiding an Islamic State-inspired terror plot in the U.S., according to court records made public on Wednesday.Nazira Haji Zada, of Fort Worth, Texas, is the first person facing deportation through the Alien Terrorist Removal Court after her arrest earlier this week.The court is scheduled to hold an initial hearing on Thursday in Washington, D.C., in the government’s effort to deport Haji Zada."The allegations in this case show the matriarch of an ISIS-sympathizing family aiding in a plot to launch a mass casualty attack on American voters on Election Day.The Department’s application in this court makes clear that terrorists have no place in the United States of America," acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement.'SOMETHING BIG': FEDS REVEAL HOW RELATIVES OF SUSPECTS IN FOILED WHITE HOUSE UFC PLOT SAW WARNING SIGNSThe Trump administration is seeking to use a specialized federal court for the first time since Congress created it three decades ago in an effort to deport an Afghan woman accused of aiding an Islamic State-inspired terror plot.
(ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)According to an FBI memo dated July 15, authorities "developed information" that Haji Zada supports the Islamic State and had her children pledge their loyalty to the terrorist group.Haji Zada "supported" a plot by family members to carry out an ISIS-inspired attack in the U.S., according to the memo.She was identified in court filings as the mother and mother-in-law of two Afghan men who were convicted in Oklahoma in connection with a 2024 Election Day terror plot.Her son, Abdullah Haji Zada, was sentenced in November to 15 years behind bars.He previously agreed to be deported after his release from prison.Nazira Haji Zada is the first person facing deportation through the Alien Te...