DOJ Uses Alien Terrorist Removal Court for First-Ever Deportation
The Trump administration activated a 30-year-old counterterrorism statute on September 11 to deport a Texas-based Afghan woman assessed as an ISIS supporter, marking the first completed use of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court.
French Regional Train Derails in Normandy, Sabotage Suspected After 44 Injured
French police opened a sabotage investigation after a Normandy regional train derailed September 12 with 44 injuries; a section of rail found on the track is the primary line of inquiry and no suspect has been identified.
Germany Charges Seven Hamas Operatives in European Weapons Procurement Plot
Seven men charged in Berlin on September 11 with Hamas membership and weapons procurement had assembled an armed cache on orders from Hamas leadership, completing a supply network that Germany's domestic intelligence described as part of a deliberate Hamas effort to build attack-capable cells in Europe.
Former Iraqi Finance Minister Added to FBI Terror Watchlist as US Revokes Her Visa
The State Department revoked the US visa of former Iraqi Finance Minister Taif Sami Mohammed Al Shakarchi on August 28 after the FBI added her to its Terrorist Screening Database, reversing an implicit security endorsement the Biden administration extended when it honored her with the 2022 International Women of Courage Award.
ISIS-Inspired Albany Woman Arrested in Bomb Plot Against New York State Capitol
The FBI arrested an Albany woman who conducted five reconnaissance visits to the New York State Capitol and recorded ISIS allegiance pledges before planning to conceal a bomb in a food delivery bag and detonate it during a legislative session.
Israeli-Bedouin Man Indicted in ISIS-Linked Car Bomb Plot Against Beersheba Nightclub
Israeli prosecutors charged Abdullah Gergawi, 20, with planning to car-bomb a packed Beersheba nightclub after he made contact with an active ISIS operative in Syria.

