For decades, the #UnitedStates had given shelter to #Iranians fleeing their homeland, which has one of the harshest #HumanRights records in the world. #Iran persecutes #WomensRights activists, #PoliticalDissidents, #journalists & #lawyers, #religious minorities & members of the #LGBTQ community, among others. [just like #Trump.]
The identities of the #Iranians & their reasons for trying to immigrate to the #US were not immediately clear. In the past several years, there has been an increase in Iranian migrants arriving at the southern US border & crossing illegally, including many who have claimed fear of persecution back home for their #political & #religious beliefs.
#law #immigration #Iran #HumanRights #Trump #TheCrueltyIsThePoint