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Alien Terrorist Removal Court deports legal US resident to Afghanistan in first-ever case
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
A lawful permanent resident who acknowledged being an “alien terrorist” was deported to Afghanistan in the first-ever use of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, a body created in 1996 but never previously employed. She had not been charged with any crime; the removal was based on her family’s links to terrorism.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- NPR·Alien Terrorist Removal Court deports legal US resident to Afghanistan in first-ever case
Nazira Haji Zada, a lawful permanent resident, conceded to being an "alien terrorist." It marks the first case in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court.
- Al Jazeera·Afghan woman deported in first use of US Alien Terrorist Removal Court
Court was created in 1996, but had never been used before Nazira Haji Zada’s case.
- BBC News·Afghan woman deported from US in first use of 'alien terrorist' court
The legal US resident was never charged with a crime, but was deported due to her family links to terrorism.
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