'''Alien Terrorist Removal Court Has Its First Case

Created in 1996, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court has never reviewed an application. Until now'''

Seamus Hughes

Seamus Hughes

Jul 18, 2026

Created by Congress in 1996, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, has five federal judges appointed by the Chief Justice, to “to review applications for the removal from the United States of alien terrorists.”

The attorney general submits applications for removal to the court under seal. According to the Federal Judiciary Center, it has never received an application since its founding. Until this week.

>https://www.courtwatch.news/p/alien-terrorist-removal-court-has-its-first-case