Iranian Media Commentator Faces Deportation for Allegedly Lying on US Visa Application

The Department of Homeland Security says Yousof Azizi failed to mention he was a member of the Student Basij Organization between 2006 and 2010.
Iranian Media Commentator Faces Deportation for Allegedly Lying on US Visa Application
A Department of Homeland Security officer directs passengers as they wait in line at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, on March 25, 2026. Antranik Tavitian/Reuters
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on April 16 that it ‌was attempting to deport Iranian media commentator Yousof Azizi, who allegedly lied on his visa application.

A DHS spokesman said Azizi was arrested on April 13.

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