US border patrol denies Iranian-Americans were detained at the border amid ramped-up threats from Iran

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• US Customs and Border Protection denied that it detained Iranians and Iranian-Americans at the US-Canada border after allegations from a Muslim-rights group and a viral tweet. 
• A spokesperson for the agency flatly denied the allegation, which came after days of deteriorating US-Iran tensions. 
• The killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a top Iranian military official, under orders from President Donald Trump marked what many lawmakers and international officials described as a concerning escalation. 
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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) denied that its agents were detaining Iranian-Americans and refusing them entry amid ramped-up tensions between Iran and the US. 

The allegation first surfaced in a viral tweet that included photos of a press release issued by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) alleging that the group was assisting more than 60 Iranians and Iranian-Americans who were detained and questioned at the Peace Arch Border Crossing in Blaine, Washington.

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