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Trump’s secret court move is just another power grab

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22.07.2026

Donald Trump and his administration wants to kick people out of the country that they don’t like, whether that’s legal or not. They’ve tried using the ancient Alien Enemies Act from 1798 and the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952 and now the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, created in 1996 and never used even once in its 30 years of existence.

Prosecuting or deporting real terrorists and real criminals should happen, but Trump is misusing these laws to pursue people based on whatever suits his whims.

Last week, the Justice Department filed a case before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, a specialized court made of five federal judges who can weigh cases against alleged foreign terrorists as identified by DOJ.

Who is being accused and what are they being accused of? We have no idea,........

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