Human rights organizations warn against deportation of refugees, especially Christians, from the United States

Human rights organizations warned against the deportation of refugees, especially Iranian Christian citizens, from the United States.

According to the Christian Post, human rights advocates expressed concern over the deportation of asylum seekers, especially ten Iranian Christian citizens who have been deported from the United States in recent weeks.

In recent weeks, more than 350 migrants have been transferred from the United States to Panama by military aircraft. These migrants had immigrated to the United States from Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, and Uzbekistan. Out of this group of 350, ten are Christian citizens from Iran whose fate is unknown.

The deportation of these immigrants from the United States was met with widespread reactions, but the US Department of Homeland Security stated that all of these individuals were residing in the country illegally and that none of them made any statements during their detention regarding returning to their countries, stating that their lives were in danger.

Jeff King, president of the International Christian Support Organization, has warned against the deportation of refugees, especially Iranian Christians, saying: "Returning these people to Iran could mean issuing them a death sentence. Under Sharia law in Iran, apostasy is punishable by death."

"These deportations are inconsistent with policies supporting religious freedom," said Nina Shea, director of the Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute, referring to Donald Trump's 2020 order to "advance international religious freedom." "The Iranian Christian converts should not have been deported."

Tony Perkins, leader of the Family Research Council, also stated, despite his support for Trump's border policies, "The United States must maintain effective refugee programs to protect vulnerable people like Christian converts."

Legal experts also stated that the expulsion of Christian converts violates international conventions, including the UN Convention against Torture, which prohibits the forcible return of refugees to countries where they face a risk of torture.