DHS Deports Nazira Haji Zada Under A Court Dormant Since 1996
The Afghan national from Fort Worth backed her son and son-in-law's ISIS-inspired mass-shooting plot timed to Election Day 2024.
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced September 16, 2026 the removal of Nazira Haji Zada, 47, the first case under the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC).
- FBI Director Kash Patel: "She came to our country, betrayed it, and has now lost the right to live here."
- Her son, 17, and son-in-law, 28, bought guns for the planned Election Day 2024 attack.
Why it matters: A court sat idle for thirty years; nothing about the law changed, only who chose to use it.