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U.S. Cancels Deportation Flight of Iranians at Last Minute 

HeadlineNov 10, 2026

Back in the United States, a deportation flight carrying Iranian nationals to Iran via Pakistan was abruptly canceled Sunday morning, after at least eight Iranians had been loaded onto a plane in Mesa, Arizona, bound first for the Republic of Georgia. The flight would reportedly have been the first deportation of Iranians since the U.S. launched attacks on Iran in February. Back in October, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ordered the U.S. government to give the court 24-hour notice of any plans to deport Iranians to Iran or to any other country, and five days’ written notice before deportation is carried out.

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