Good afternoon. The Albanese government has said it has no knowledge of the Trump administration’s plan to deport an Iranian-born man from US immigration detention to Australia, despite him having no link to the country.
Reza Zavvar, a 52-year-old permanent US resident who arrived when he was 12, is being held in detention near his Maryland home due to a historical conviction for marijuana possession which dates back to the 1990s. While Zavvar cannot be sent back to Iran due to risk of persecution, documents provided by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement suggest he could be sent to Australia or Romania.
