WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Adam Schiff issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) in leading a letter to U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio pushing the Trump administration to immediately end deportation flights to Iran.

Last month, it was reported (https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/26/politics/trump-administration-deports-iranians) that the administration resumed the deportation of dozens of Iranians, many of whom could be persecuted, tortured, or even executed if they are forced to return to Iran. That reporting came amid massive demonstrations in Iran, the Iranian government's violent crackdown...