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U.S. Flight to Iran Sparks Safety Concerns for Deportees

9/30/2025

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Iranian officials say a U.S.-chartered flight departed Louisiana Monday night for Iran via Qatar.
A U.S. official confirmed flight plans were nearly finalized.
Deportation campaign shows Trump administration’s push to remove migrants regardless of home-country human rights, triggering lawsuits.
Critics cite Iran's persecution of women’s rights activists, dissidents, journalists, religious minorities, and L.G.B.T.Q. individuals, raising deportees' safety concerns.

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Iranian officials say a U.S.-chartered flight departed Louisiana Monday night for Iran via Qatar.
A U.S. official confirmed flight plans were nearly finalized.
Deportation campaign shows Trump administration’s push to remove migrants regardless of home-country human rights, triggering lawsuits.
Critics cite Iran's persecution of women’s rights activists, dissidents, journalists, religious minorities, and L.G.B.T.Q. individuals, raising deportees' safety concerns.