US Activates Long Unused Deportation Court

Click to expand Image An image of US President Donald Trump hangs from the Department of Justice Building in Washington, DC, May 18, 2026. 2026 Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The United States government has filed its first application ever with the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC). The court's chief judge todaycanceled a scheduled hearing to decide whether Nazira Haji Zada, a 47-year-old green card holder from Afghanistan who has been held without charge since July 28, should remain in federal custody while proceedings continue. The ATRC is a specialized federal court created in 1996 to hear deportation proceedings against noncitizens suspe…