Trump Administration Uses Alien Terrorist Removal Court For First Time Ever

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President Donald Trump has made use of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court for the first time since its inception, according to court documents reviewed by Newsweek.

According to a court order posted on the court’s website , the United States government submitted the court’s first application on July 15 seeking the removal of an individual from the United States.

The government's application remains under seal and that the court’s order does not identify the individual in question.

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The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was created by Congress to allow the government to seek the removal of noncitizens accused of terrorism-related activities while protecting classified intelligence from public disclosure.

The provisions for the court were included in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.

The law authorized the chief justice of the United States to designate five U.S. district court judges to “review applications for the removal from the United States of alien terrorists,” according to the FJC, the research and education agency of the judicial branch of the U.S. government.

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