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Deportation flight of Iranians from U.S. canceled at last minute, attorney says

First seen Nov 9, 2026, 4:10 AM ET · Updated Nov 9, 2026, 10:07 AM ET · 2 outlets

Topics: IranImmigration & ICE

2 outlets (PBS NewsHour and ABC News) are covering this story.

How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “minute”, “attorney”, “Deportation”, “flight”. Distinct wording: PBS NewsHour uses “canceled”; ABC News uses “scuttled”. (Computed from the headlines below.)

• PBS NewsHour reports: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security refused to comment on the details of removal operations.”
• ABC News reports: “A U.S. deportation flight of at least eight Iranian nationals who were eventually bound for Iran has been abruptly canceled”

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• PBS NewsHour: Deportation flight of Iranians from U.S. canceled at last minute, attorney says
• ABC News: Deportation flight of Iranians from US scuttled at last minute, attorney says

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