Trump has activated a secretive court for deporting ‘alien terrorists.’ Here’s what to know

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A little-known court tasked with handling highly sensitive deportation cases against alleged alien terrorists has laid dormant since its 1996 creation, lacking even a website for tracking any proceedings before it. But this month, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court sprung to life with a first-of-its-kind case filed by the