Published On 30 Sep 2025
Iranian Foreign Affairs director general for parliamentary and consular affairs Hossein Noushabadi reported to the Tasnim news agency on Tuesday that US immigration officials intend to deport about 400 Iranians.
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After making a stop in Qatar, Noushabadi predicted that the first planeload of Iranian nationals would arrive “within the next one or two days.” Authorities in Qatar did not respond to his remarks right away.
Weshabadi claimed that the majority of the Iranian nationals targeted had entered the US without authorization, primarily through Mexico, while others encountered additional immigration issues.
The Trump administration has yet to declare the deportations in response to the US’s decision to bomb Iran during a 12-day conflict, which has raised tensions between the two nations.
Trump pledges to carry out the largest deportation operation in the country’s history as part of a comprehensive crackdown on migrants and asylum seekers in the US.
Weshabadi claimed on Tuesday that without consultation with Iran, US authorities had unilaterally chosen to deport Iranian nationals.
According to the New York Times, the deportations were “the culmination of months of discussions between the two countries,” according to a source citing anonymous Iranian officials.
Some Iranians, according to the US news outlet, had volunteered to leave after months of confinement, while others did not.
A US official said a US-chartered flight made its way from Louisiana on Monday and was scheduled to arrive in Qatar late on Tuesday, allowing the deportees to be transferred to a flight headed to Tehran.
The Reuters news agency contacted the White House and the US Department of State for comment on request.
Trump has deported a record number of Americans since taking office in January.
His administration has struggled to reduce deportation rates despite finding new ways to send people to nations other than their own.
Source: Aljazeera
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