US deports Afghan woman in first use of ATRC

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An Afghan permanent resident in Texas has been deported after the US Justice Department accused her of being an "alien terrorist," marking the first case of its kind, the department announced. Nazira Haji Zada, 47, chose to leave the US instead of continuing to fight the case in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC), the Justice Department said on Friday. Established in