DOJ Uses 'Alien Terrorist' Deportation Court for the First Time

The Justice Department has invoked a special 'alien terrorist' removal court for the first time in its history to pursue a deportation, activating a rarely used legal mechanism. The unprecedented step signals an aggressive expansion of the Trump administration's immigration-enforcement tools aimed at suspected national-security threats. Civil-liberties advocates are likely to scrutinize the move given the court's classified procedures and limited due-process protections.