Protests in Iran continue, and the US government plans to resume the deportation program for Iranian immigrants.

According to an Iranian-American non-governmental organization, although the previous protests in Iran resulted in thousands of deaths and have not yet completely subsided, the Trump administration still plans to deport Iranian immigrants.

AFP reported that this would be the first batch of repatriation flights to Iran since the large-scale protests broke out in the country. The protests reached their peak in early January and were subsequently brutally suppressed.

US President Trump had repeatedly threatened to launch a military strike against Iran in response to the crackdown, but later he seemed to withdraw these threats, stating that Tehran had suspended the execution plan that was originally scheduled.

The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) of the United States said on Thursday (January 22nd) that they have learned that the Trump administration plans to resume deportation flights to Iran.

Abdi, the chairman of NIAC, said: "At a time when Iran is suffering from brutal repression, it was this government that promised the Iranian people that 'assistance is on the way'. But now it is forcing the Iranian people back into danger."

The diplomat representing Iran's interests in the United States, Mehraabadi, told Iran's news agency on Saturday (the 24th) that approximately 40 Iranians would be deported.

He said that they would depart from an airport in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday (the 25th).

According to a statement issued by the "American Immigration Council", which represents the interests of immigrants, among these 40 people, there are two gay men facing the death penalty. In Iran, homosexual acts can be punished by the death penalty.

The organization stated that the two men are currently being held in an immigration detention center in Arizona, and the legal process to prevent their deportation is still ongoing.