A lawyer who represents two people who were deported to Iran this week alleges that the United States withdraw them without due process And he said that now they run the risk of persecution in their country of origin.
Ali Herischi told ABC News that two of their clients, who said they entered the US. system and then were deported without prior notice to Iran.
Herischi said that one of the deportees he represents is a Christian convert who entered the country earlier this year with his pregnant wife.
The president of Iran Masoud Peeshkian is aimed at the United Nations General Assembly (UN) during the 80th annual event session on September 24, 2025 in New York City.
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Herischi told ABC News that his client’s asylum claim was denied after he was arrested and issued an order of removal. The client’s wife, who recently gave birth, remains in the United States and is currently not arrested, said.
“We tried several times to ask for their appeal,” said Herischi, adding, “and suddenly, without any information, we realized that it disappeared from [the ICE] Detention localist And then it was learned that the Iranians had been deported back to Iran. “
Earlier this week, an Iranian official announced that some 120 Iranian nationals arrested in the United States would be returned to Iran in the coming weeks, according to a report in the Iranian state media.
The United States has not yet recognized deportations.
“We were surprised and tried to find out what is happening,” Herischi He told ABC News.
Herischi said that his client’s wife was able to speak briefly with her husband, who told her that she was “chained and handcuffed to Iran.”
Herischi called “excessive” deportations.
He told ABC News that, in general, he represents 25 people who are worried about being deported to Iran.
“It was very bad, and unfortunately these are the same people as … United States foreign policy attempts To protect, “said Herischi.” These are those who face the regime, which pay a price to face the regime, and then return them directly to the hand of evil. “
ABC News has communicated with the Department of National Security on the deportations of Iranian citizens, but did not immediately receive an answer.
