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Judge grants asylum to woman adopted by US veteran from Iran
A federal immigration judge has granted asylum to a woman orphaned in Iran in the 1970s and adopted by an American war veteran, who immigration officials threatened earlier this year with deportation to the country with which the U.S. is now at war
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According to ABC News’s source item, Judge grants asylum to woman adopted by US veteran from Iran, A federal immigration judge has granted asylum to a woman orphaned in Iran in the 1970s and adopted by an American war veteran, who immigration officials threatened earlier this year with deportation to the country with which the U.S. is now at war
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- Judge grants asylum to woman adopted by US veteran from IranABC News - 2026-06-15T17:48:18+00:00
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