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Trump Administration Deports 50 Iranians Amid Controversy

12/8/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump's administration deported about 50 Iranian citizens on a chartered flight, the second such operation between the United States and Iran.
The plane departed from Arizona and will stop in Kuwait before reaching Tehran.
Some deportees risk persecution on return, including homosexuality punished by death in Iran.
The National Iranian American Council urged halting the deportation, while identities and circumstances remain unclear.

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U.S. President Donald Trump's administration deported about 50 Iranian citizens on a chartered flight, the second such operation between the United States and Iran.
The plane departed from Arizona and will stop in Kuwait before reaching Tehran.
Some deportees risk persecution on return, including homosexuality punished by death in Iran.
The National Iranian American Council urged halting the deportation, while identities and circumstances remain unclear.