
Sahar Jalili
Sahar Jalili is an Iranian immigration attorney known for her dedication to fighting for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, particularly those from Iran. She took on the case of Nika, a client who fled the Iranian regime, and worked tirelessly to secure her release from immigration detention, only to witness her subsequent deportation to the Central African Republic under controversial third-country arrangements initiated by the Trump administration.
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Nika’s lawyer, Sahar Jalili, is Iranian and, like her client, studied in Tehran.
Banished to alien lands: Trump’s secret deportation deals | US immigrationThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2026-09-21







