The three Iranian KSTs are Ehsan Khaledi, Mohammad Mehrani, and Morteza Nasirikakolaki. All three individuals are former members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps – which President Trump designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in 2019. Both Mehrani and Khaledi entered the U.S. illegally in Southern California in 2024 – Mehrani in September and Khaledi in October. Nasirikakolaki entered illegally in November 2024, when he was encountered by Border Patrol near San Luis, Arizona. Under President Trump ICE has arrested and removed over 1,400 KSTs and arrested more than 7,400 gang members.