US President Donald Trump's administration deported Iranians back to Iran on a deportation flight on Sunday, a source familiar with the matter told CNN on Monday.
According to a source, 14 Iranians were on board the flight.
This would constitute the first such deportation since protests began across the Islamic Republic 30 days ago, resulting in widespread violence amid an intense clampdown by the Islamic Regime.
A previous CNN report on Friday indicated that "dozens" of Iranians were expected to be deported, but it appears that a number of them were not on the flight because of a measles exposure outbreak.
"While the administration does not typically comment on specific flights to protect operational security, any individuals being deported would have Executable Final Orders, meaning a federal judge has ordered their removal from the United States. The Administration remains committed to using all lawful options to carry out the largest mass deportation operation of criminal illegal aliens in history," a White House official was cited by CNN as saying.
Two of those who were originally intended to be deported on the flight, but were placed into quarantine, are gay men, who face "an extremely high chance" of being executed if they return to Iran, their lawyer, Bekah Wolf, told CNN.
"If you care about the people, please let us stay," one of the men beseeched US President Donald Trump.
"We are not bad human beings. We love this country. If we could live in this country, we will love it more than we love our homelands because our homeland is captured. It’s ruined. It’s destroyed by the government of Iran... We came to this country for safety," he told CNN, asking not to be identified for his safety.
At least two deportation flights occurred in 2025, with approximately 55 people deported each time in September and December.
Thousands of protesters confirmed killed, thousands more awaiting confirmation, per HRANA's data
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)'s data shows that 6,126 people have been confirmed dead during the protests, of which 5,777 were protesters. Another 17,091 deaths are still under investigation, HRANA added.
In addition, authorities have arrested 41,880 individuals in the 30 days of protest activity, HRANA's data showed on Tuesday.
Further, restrictions on internet access have been recorded across Iran for at least 18 days, according to data from NetBlocks.