An Iranian woman adopted by a US military officer 50 years ago faces deportation: The war makes it even more dangerous'

"Just when she thought the prospect of being deported to Iran couldn't get any worse, the country she considers her own, the United States, attacked her ancestral homeland. This is all crazy. It's surreal. It's definitely more dangerous for me now, says Buttons, the nickname she was given as a child because of her large, dark eyes, which this Iranian woman prefers to use to avoid being identified."

"I can't imagine going under these circumstances; they've already killed six American service members, she says, noting that she is the daughter of an American soldier, which would weigh heavily against her upon arrival in Iran. She would also face the challenges of being in a country where women have been stripped of their rights, as well as being a Christian in a Muslim state."

"Born in Iran and orphaned, she was adopted in 1972 by a U.S. military officer and his wife when she was just two years old. At three, her adoptive parents put her on a plane to the United States, and by five, her adoption papers were finalized. From then on, her life was like that of millions of other Americans."

A woman adopted from Iran as a two-year-old by an American military officer has lived in the United States for fifty years. She received a deportation order from the Department of Homeland Security on February 7, citing visa overstay from her original tourist visa. The timing of her deportation order coincides with U.S. and Israeli military attacks on Iran, creating additional danger and complexity. She faces multiple vulnerabilities if deported: she is the daughter of an American soldier, a Christian in a Muslim-majority country, and has no family connections in Iran. She questions how authorities can deport someone to a nation currently under military attack and where she has no support system.

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