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Second deportation attempt: flight returns to US

Asharq News reports that the second attempt to remove the same group of Iranian nationals ended Tuesday with the flight returning to the United States after Pakistan refused to receive it; the reason for the refusal was unclear. The reported plan was to transfer the group through Pakistan to Iran. An earlier attempt on Sunday was aborted before takeoff. Asharq says court records set advance-notice requirements before people are placed on a deportation flight, and reports that no public notice to the judge had been made about either attempt. The Department of Homeland Security said the people had final removal orders and had received the required legal process. Asharq’s account does not report a court finding that the notice requirements were violated or that an official was held in contempt. Separately, the Saudi Press Agency reported that Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister joined a meeting discussing diplomatic efforts to support mediation between the United States and Iran to reduce escalation and contain regional crises. That was not a Saudi position on the removal case.

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