Long-dormant court holds fits first public hearing as the US seeks to deport an Afghan woman0

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• August 2, 2026

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s activation of a long-dormant court to seek an Afghan woman’s deportation violates her constitutional rights, a defense lawyer argued Thursday at a hearing for the first case to be heard in the obscure court since its creation 30 years ago. Attorney Matthew Farley urged the chief judge of the Alien