DHS gives months and locations for the 2024 illegal entries of the three deported individuals

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Border Patrol and immigration entry/encounter records confirm Mehrani entered in September 2024, Khaledi in October 2024, and Nasirikakolaki was encountered in November 2024 near San Luis, Arizona.

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The Department of Homeland Security announced on January 26, 2026 that it deported three individuals identified as known or suspected terrorists and former members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps to Iran. The men — Ehsan Khaledi, Mohammad Mehrani and Morteza Nasirikakolaki — reportedly entered the U.S. illegally in 2024 (two in Southern California and one near San Luis, Arizona). DHS noted the IRGC was designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 2019 and characterized the removals as part of broader enforcement actions by ICE.

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The claim matches the Department of Homeland Security’s official press release announcing the deportations. DHS states that Mohammad Mehrani entered illegally in Southern California in September 2024, Ehsan Khaledi entered illegally in Southern California in October 2024, and Morteza Nasirikakolaki was encountered by Border Patrol near San Luis, Arizona after entering illegally in November 2024. Verdict: True — the statement accurately quotes and reflects the DHS press release describing the individuals’ 2024 illegal entries and the San Luis encounter for Nasirikakolaki.

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Update · Jan 28, 2026, 09:19 AMTrue
The claim matches the Department of Homeland Security’s official press release announcing the deportations. DHS states that Mohammad Mehrani entered illegally in Southern California in September 2024, Ehsan Khaledi entered illegally in Southern California in October 2024, and Morteza Nasirikakolaki was encountered by Border Patrol near San Luis, Arizona after entering illegally in November 2024. Verdict: True — the statement accurately quotes and reflects the DHS press release describing the individuals’ 2024 illegal entries and the San Luis encounter for Nasirikakolaki.
- https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/27/dhs-deports-3-former-members-iranian-revolutionary-guard-corps-terrorist
- https://www.ice.gov/news/releases (search ICE social posts/releases for Jan 27, 2026)
Original article · Jan 27, 2026
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