The US deported more than 50 Iranian nationals on a chartered plane from Mesa, Arizona, to Iran via Cairo and Kuwait. Tehran’s foreign ministry confirmed their return. A US immigration official declined to confirm details citing security. The first deportation flight happened in late September. Many Iranians in the US fear persecution at home. Father Joseph Bach of the Borderland Companions of Hope said Christian converts and LGBT detainees were among those deported. He called the action “the most unchristian thing to do” and “a death flight.” In Iran, deportees reportedly agreed to return due to harsh US immigration policies. However, one deported person told the BBC not all were willing to go back. Another detainee in Arizona feared for his life if forced to return to Iran. This move reflects the Trump administration’s tough line on border security and illegal migration amid worsening US-Iran relations after June’s US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites.