US deports second group of Iranian nationals, officials say [View all]
Source: BBC
The US has deported a second group of Iranian nationals, officials in Tehran said, as the Trump administration continues its immigration enforcement efforts.
A chartered plane carrying more than 50 Iranians flew out of Mesa, Arizona, on Sunday, travelling through Cairo and Kuwait before arriving in Iran, according to reports.
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Father Joseph Bach, a member of Borderland Companions of Hope, a Franciscan organisation that provides support to migrants, said he has been informed through his contacts inside an Arizona detention facility that Christian converts were among those removed. He also said some detainees had identified as LGBT.
Christian converts and members of the LGBT community are groups that face severe legal and social repercussions in Iran.
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Remember this the next time Trump spouts BS about being concerned about Christians in Nigeria - he's cooperating with an extreme Islamic regime that oppresses Christians to send them back there.
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