The Justice Department on Friday announced the deportation of Nazira Haji Zada, a 47-year-old Afghan woman, in the first case completed before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court.

Zada, a lawful permanent resident living in Fort Worth, Texas, was arrested in July and brought before the court in Washington. Prosecutors alleged she supported a foiled ISIS-inspired plot to carry out a mass shooting on Election Day 2024. Her son, Abdullah Haji Zada, and son-in-law, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, previously pleaded guilty to related charges.

Court documents unsealed Friday showed that Zada conceded she qualified as an alien terrorist and waived her right to challenge the removal order. Chief Judge Joan N. Ericksen signed the order on August 20. Zada has been returned to Afghanistan and is now permanently inadmissible to the United States.

Attorney General Todd Blanche called the outcome a landmark win for national security. The case marked the first use of the specialized court established by Congress in 1996 but never activated by prior administrations. The proceedings relied on classified information while providing the defendant with an unclassified summary and extensive supporting documents.

The Trump administration has highlighted the case as evidence of its commitment to using every available legal tool to remove individuals tied to terrorism from the country.