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Trump's DOJ turns to a never-used court for its next deportation fight
The Justice Department is using the Alien Terrorist Removal Court for the first time to pursue deportation of an unnamed noncitizen linked to terrorism, leveraging a 1996 law that allows secret evidence. The court requires a two-stage process with limited public access to classified information, and its use could expand Trump's deportation agenda.
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