Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Second US Deportation Flight to Iran
The US is sending back 55 Iranian people who were living there.
This is the second time they are doing this.
The first time, 120 people were sent back in September.
The US and Iran don't talk to each other directly, so they use other countries to help.
The people being sent back include those who broke immigration rules.
Iran is upset because the US didn't give enough visas to their soccer team for a big event.
Iran says the US is being unfair and not following international rules.
A second chartered flight carrying 55 Iranian deportees, along with Russians and Arab immigrants, left the US.
The flight will make stops in Egypt and Kuwait before reaching Tehran.
The deportations follow the US's anti-immigration and discriminatory policies against foreign nationals, particularly Iranians.
The identities of the deportees and the reasons for their deportation are unknown, but they include both convicted criminals and people who entered the country illegally.
This is the second deportation flight to Iran under the Trump administration, with a first flight in September carrying 120 people.
- Who
- 55 Iranian nationals, along with Russians and Arab immigrants
- What
- Deportation of individuals from the US to Iran
- When
- In the coming days, with a second flight in December following the first in September
- Where
- From the US to Iran, via stops in Egypt and Kuwait
- Why
- Due to US immigration crackdown and breach of immigration regulations
- Number of Iranians deported
- 55
- Total identified for deportation
- 400
- First flight deportation
- 120 people
- Communication method between US and Iran
- Through intermediaries
- Iranian soccer delegation visas granted
- 4 out of 9
- Reason for deportations
- Legal reasons and breach of immigration regulations
