Albanese government has no knowledge of Trump administration threat to deport Iranian man to Australia

Reza Zavvar has lived in US for 40 years but is being held in detention due to marijuana conviction from the 1990s

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Labor has cast doubt on the possibility of the Trump administration transferring an Iranian-born man from US immigration detention to Australia, saying it has no knowledge of the case.

The US government is threatening to deport Reza Zavvar, a 52-year-old permanent resident who lives in Maryland, to either Australia or Romania – despite having no links to either country.