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DOJ Deports Afghan Woman in First Terror Removal Court Case

Is use of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court long overdue or a secret-evidence shortcut around justice?

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DOJ Deports Afghan Woman in First Terror Removal Court Case

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Above: Todd Blanche speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 8. Image credit: Pete Kiehart/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Supporting an ISIS-inspired plot to gun down Americans on Election Day forfeits any right to live in the country. Congress built the Alien Terrorist Removal Court exactly for this, and finally using it after three decades is a win for national security and the rule of law. Anyone who abuses America's hospitality to back terrorism should be sent home and barred for good.

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Todd Blanche on U.S. Department of Justice

Establishment-critical narrative

A court that convicts on secret evidence nobody can see or challenge, with no relief available and no real appeal, is a shortcut around the law. Zada was never criminally charged, yet was pushed into surrendering a green card and waiving every protection. Unsealing it all as spectacle on 9/11 raises the real worry that this secret court gets stretched to cover anyone next.

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