Judge grants asylum to woman adopted by a U.S. veteran from Iran after deportation threats A federal immigration judge has granted asylum to a woman who was orphaned in Iran during the 1970s. She was adopted by an American war veteran. Immigration officials had previously threatened her with deportation to Iran, a country with which the U.S. is currently at war.

• A federal immigration judge granted asylum to a woman.
• The woman was orphaned in Iran in the 1970s and adopted by an American war veteran.
• Immigration officials had threatened her with deportation to Iran earlier this year.
• The U.S. is currently at war with Iran.