Trump admin invokes 30-year dormant terror court as it seeks to deport Afghan woman tied to Election Day plot

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. U.S. Attorney Dominick S. Gerace II details the federal charges against eight individuals involved in an alleged terror plot. The conspiracy includes providing material support to terrorists, planning to attack a UFC event and murdering federal officials, potentially including the president and vice president. Penalties range up to life imprisonment. The Trump administration is seeking to use a specialized federal court for the first time since Congress created it three decades ago in an effort to deport an Afghan woman accused of aiding an Islamic State-inspired terror plot in the U.S., according to court records made public on Wednesday. Nazira Haji Zada, of Fort Worth, Texas, is the first person facing deportation through the Alien Terrorist Removal Court after her arrest earlier this week. The court is scheduled to hold an initial hearing on Thur