Iranian Asylum Seeker Faces Extended Detention in El Paso and New Mexico Despite Release Orders
Argam Nazarian’s journey to the United States began in 2008 when he and his family, fleeing religious persecution, arrived as Iranian refugees. As Armenian Christians, they faced severe mistreatment in predominantly Muslim Iran, which included imprisonment and threats to their lives. After a brief return to Iran—forced by his father who had converted to Islam—Nazarian…
