Reza Zavvar has lived in US for 40 years but is being held in detention due to marijuana conviction from the 1990s
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Labor has cast doubt on the possibility of the Trump administration transferring an Iranian-born man from US immigration detention to Australia, saying it has no knowledge of the case.
The US government is threatening to deport Reza Zavvar, a 52-year-old permanent resident who lives in Maryland, to either Australia or Romania – despite having no links to either country.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/albanese-government-has-no-knowledge-of-trump-administration-threat-to-deport-iranian-man-to-australia
Author : Tom McIlroy chief political correspondent
Publish date : 2025-08-07 04:12:00
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