(Dallas Express)—A second Iranian national has been arrested in Texas as tensions seem to be easing after a dramatic exchange of firepower between the U.S. and Iran last month.
Social media accounts for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Sunday that its San Antonio office had arrested Ali Shahrezaei, a 42-year-old Iranian citizen who apparently entered the United States illegally in October 2022.
ICE San Antonio arrested Ali Shahrezaei, 42, a citizen of Iran who illegally entered the U.S. October 2022. Shahrezaei is wanted for fraud in his home country. He will remain in ICE custody pending completion of his immigration proceedings. pic.twitter.com/1RexWkWevv
— ICE San Antonio (@EROSanAntonio) June 30, 2025
Shahrezaei’s arrest marks at least the second high-profile Iranian apprehended by federal authorities in Texas in recent weeks.
Last week, officials arrested Jamil Bahlouli, a previously deported Iranian man who reentered the U.S. illegally and allegedly skipped a scheduled immigration appointment. Bahlouli was said to have resisted arrest at his home in Austin and slammed the door on deportation officers. He had been convicted of illegal re-entry in Montana earlier this year and now faces up to four years in prison, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas.
It is unknown exactly how many Iranians may be in the United States illegally.
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