First Use of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court in Decades: Nazira Haji Zada Faces Civil Removal Over Alleged ISIS-Linked Plot

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Nazira Haji Zada, a 47-year-old lawful permanent resident from Fort Worth, Texas, appeared before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court in a civil removal proceeding—the first use of the court after decades—over allegations she helped enable an ISIS-linked family plot to disrupt Election Day 2024, a move her lawyers say violates due process and constitutional rights, while the government notes her son Abdullah Haji Zada and son-in-law Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi were convicted or pleaded guilty in connection with the plot and that she arranged travel and pledged loyalty to the group, raising unsettled questions about the ATRC’s constitutionality in this context.