Large numbers of Iranians have migrated to the United States since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, many citing political, religious, or social persecution.
Iranian officials have confirmed that a second flight carrying more than 50 Iranians deported from the United States has departed, Iran’s judiciary-affiliated Mizan news agency reported on Dec. 7.
Mizan quoted Mojtaba Shasti Karimi, a senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official, as saying on Dec. 7 that 55 nationals had been transferred from the United States after they expressed their desire to return to Iran and completed the necessary legal and administrative steps.
