A federal immigration judge grants asylum to a woman who was orphaned in Iran in the 1970s and later adopted by an American war veteran, according to multiple reports. The case centers on threats of deportation made earlier this year by U.S. immigration officials, who indicated the woman could be removed to Iran, the country where she was born and raised as an orphan. The reports say the judge’s decision follows an immigration proceeding in which the woman sought protection from being sent back to Iran. The outlets describe the adoption as occurring after her early life in Iran, and they link the timing of the asylum request to the government’s deportation threat earlier in the year. They also note that Iran is now at war with the United States, framing the context in which the removal was considered. Overall, the coverage indicates the judge determines that the woman meets the legal requirements for asylum rather than deportation to Iran.