"The men, romantic partners in their late 30s and early 40s, were arrested in Iran in 2021 by the country's morality police for what authorities described as homosexual activity - a charge that can carry punishments ranging from flogging to death. They were released from jail while awaiting sentencing and fled before punishment was imposed, eventually making their way to the United States to seek asylum, said Rebekah Wolf, a staff attorney with the American Immigration Council who represents them."
"Two gay Iranian men who fled their home country after being arrested for "homosexual conduct" and facing possible execution are at risk of being deported by the United States as early as Sunday, according to their attorney, even as one federal court has intervened to temporarily block one of the removals. Advocates warn that the case exposes a deeper collapse of asylum protections."
Two gay Iranian men who are romantic partners fled Iran after arrest by the morality police on charges of homosexual activity that carry punishments up to death. The men were released while awaiting sentencing, escaped through Türkiye, and crossed the U.S. southern border in January 2025 to seek asylum. One federal court temporarily blocked one of the removals, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans deportations as early as Sunday. A third LGBTQ+ person who traveled with them was detained. Human rights reports show executions of gay men in Iran, underscoring the life-threatening risk of return.
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