The government alleged that the Afghan legal permanent resident planned to relocate to Afghanistan with her family while her son and son-in-law carried out a mass attack in November 2024.
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The Lawfare PodcastSep 14, 2026
The sources confirm that the government alleged Zada planned to relocate to Afghanistan while her son and son-in-law carried out the planned November 2024 attack. The Yahoo report attributes this to administration officials' new filings, and Justia reports she planned to take other children to Afghanistan before the attack.
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What we found
Supports. Administration officials alleged in new ATRC filings that Haji Zada had planned to relocate to Afghanistan while her son and son-in-law carried out a 'mass casualty' attack on Election Day 2024.[3]
Supports. Justia reports the government alleges Zada planned to take the other children in the family to Afghanistan before the attack.[4]
Supports. The DOJ press release says Zada supported her sons' ISIS-inspired plot, and the court filings were the basis for the removal proceeding.[2]
Context. Sources say Zada was deported after conceding she is an alien terrorist; she was never charged with a crime, and the allegations come from the government's filings.[1][5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 2 not rated, 1 tier 1
- 1Afghan woman deported from US in first use of secretive ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Department of Justice Removes Alien Terrorist in First Use of ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3DOJ tapped never-used 'alien terrorist' court to deport ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4U.S. Alien Terrorist Removal Court Hears First Casenews.justia.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Justice Department announces first-ever Alien Terrorist ...thehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: context
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Related claims
- The first case in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court involved a woman accused of conspiring with her son and son-in-law to commit a mass shooting on Election Day 2024.True
- An Afghan legal permanent resident conceded that she was an honest citizen and that she supported ISIS.Mixed
- The Alien Terrorist Removal Court judge ordered the Afghan legal permanent resident to be deported to Afghanistan.True
- The attorneys for the Afghan legal permanent resident are members of the Federal Defender's Office out of DC.True
- The removal order for the Afghan legal permanent resident was issued on August 20, 2026, or several days after that.True