Overview
- Government records released to the National Iranian American Council through a FOIA request show ICE made 220 arrests in June 2025 and 80 in July, with 577 Iranians held by December and detainees as young as five at the Dilley, Texas family facility.
- The dataset lists detainees from ages 5 to 77 and records seven lawful permanent residents held for past offenses while leaving many individuals’ immigration statuses unspecified.
- Recent actions extended beyond new arrests as the administration revoked the green cards of three Iranians in April and the Board of Immigration Appeals reinstated deportation proceedings for Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green‑card holder detained after a citizenship interview.
- Claims about high‑profile arrests faced scrutiny when Drop Site News reported that two women who said they were Qassem Soleimani relatives were not related, underscoring disputes over official narratives.
- Truthout reports 45 Iranians were deported on September 30, 2025, and NIAC alleges many arrests had little legal basis as advocates and some members of Congress press for data on 2026 cases and probe conditions for detained children.