Shawn "Sheiky" Sheikhan Faces Deportation
Posted on September 20, 2007 by Seth YoungProfessional poker player Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan is facing possible deportation over a 1995 conviction on charges of sexual battery and annoyance or molestation of a child.
Sheikhan, a Las Vegas resident, was reportedly held in his home by immigration officials, and then held for more than a week at the North Las Vegas Detention Center.
Sheikhan is an Iranian transplant in the US; he came when he was 9 years old.
A spokesman for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Virginia Kice, commented on the case. "This individual was targeted for ICE arrest because of his criminal history. ICE has an ongoing initiative called Operation Predator targeting individuals, including foreign nationals, who prey upon and sexually exploit children."
Sheikhan had no comment, but is obviously fighting the deportation charges.
Shawn spent 9 months in jail and five years on probation for his 1995 conviction. Court documents indicate that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security believes Sheikhan is "subject to removal from the United States" in part based on a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act that allows deportation for conviction "of two crimes involving moral turpitude not arising out of a single scheme of criminal misconduct."
Are there casinos in Iran?
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