Iran, currently under the control of leaders often criticized for their outdated and authoritarian approaches, has been a source of international tension. During the Biden administration, the United States saw an influx of thousands of Iranian nationals, along with millions of other migrants from across the globe, arriving without thorough checks or vetting. President Trump capitalized on this issue during his successful 2024 election campaign, promising to address the situation by deporting individuals who entered the country illegally.

In line with these promises, the Trump administration announced on Monday that it is facilitating the repatriation of 55 Iranian nationals on another deportation flight.

It’s important to clarify that these individuals are not “prisoners” in the traditional sense; rather, they are people who have been legally detained for violating U.S. immigration laws. The relationship between the United States and Iran has been strained since 1979, a situation exacerbated by disagreements over Iran’s nuclear program, which the U.S. has actively sought to dismantle.

An Iranian spokesperson commented on the matter, though their statements appeared to obscure the issue rather than clarify it.

The spokesperson’s remarks were seen as evasive, with critics noting that they failed to address the core issues. The Trump administration’s policy is straightforward: individuals found residing in the U.S. illegally will be deported, with priority given to those from countries considered adversarial to the United States. This approach aims to prioritize national security, although eventually, all undocumented immigrants, regardless of origin, will be subject to deportation.

Note: These aren’t “prisoners,” except in the most literal sense of the word, meaning that they can’t be out wandering around. These are people who have been legally detained for being in the United States illegally. And tensions between the United States and Iran have been high since 1979, although it’s a fair point to note that the mullahs aren’t too pleased about their nuclear ambitions being reduced to rubble.

An Iranian spokesdroid had this to say:

A report published Monday by the Mizan news agency, the official mouthpiece of Iran’s judiciary, quoted Iranian Foreign Ministry official Mojtaba Shasti Karimi acknowledging the deportation of 55 Iranians.

“These individuals announced their willingness for return following continuation of anti-immigration and discriminative policy against foreign nationals particularly Iranians by the United States,” Karimi reportedly said.

That’s some Richter-scale obfuscation right there. Mojtaba Shasti Karimi is full of so much malodorous assimilated digestive residue of the male bovine that it’s no surprise his eyes are brown. The United States policy under President Trump is simple, and makes no such distinctions; if you’re in the country illegally, you’re going to get sent back to where you came from. Trouble-makers and people from nations hostile to the United States are going first, for obvious reasons. Still, sooner or later, Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) will get around to even illegal aliens from Sweden.

Here’s the thing: Iran has plenty of problems besides finding a suitable way to welcome home people who were found to be in the USA illegally and who are being sent back, in accordance with American immigration law. Not only is Tehran’s nuclear program now radioactive dust buried deep underground, proving once more that there is no problem that cannot be solved with a suitable application of high explosives, but its capital city is about to run out of water. My friend and colleague streiff brought us that story recently:

So, some Iranian nationals are being repatriated. Good. Let’s keep those flights going, because there is just a staggeringly high chance that many, maybe most, of the Iranian nationals who invaded our country illegally while Joe Biden was having his pudding cup and afternoon nap, are up to no good. We should be glad to be rid of them. And in the doing, we put continual added pressure on Iran, which may even end up with the Iranian people tossing the mullahs out and returning Iran to the civilized world.

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