ICE, Iran quietly worked together on deporting Iranians to Iran, emails show
Emails show ICE accepted Iranian requests on deportation lists as more than 100 people were sent back on three flights.
- Hundreds of internal U.S. immigration emails released by the National Iranian American Council reveal that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Iranian officials maintained a working relationship to coordinate the deportation of over 100 Iranians between late 2025 and early 2026.
- The released correspondence shows that Iranian representatives met directly with ICE personnel and requested specific modifications to deportation manifests, which U.S. officials repeatedly accommodated by adding and expediting individuals on removal lists.
- Coordination for the deportation flights, which were routed through Doha with assistance from Qatari intermediaries, remained a high White House priority even during heightened geopolitical hostilities and active military conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran.
- Internal messages indicate that the deportation efforts were plagued by procedural errors, including cases where asylum seekers were deported against their will and instances where individuals not listed on official flight manifests were mistakenly placed on planes.
- Civil rights advocates criticized the direct cooperation between U.S. officials and a repressive regime, asserting that ICE prioritized deportations over human rights protections for individuals fleeing persecution.
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ICE and Iran worked together to deport over 100 Iranians
Newly released emails reveal a surprising working relationship between the United States and Iran, showing that immigration officials coordinated with the Iranian government to deport more than 100 individuals across three flights, the Associated Press reported. These documents, obtained by the National Iranian American Council and made public on Tuesday, provide a detailed look at how these removals were handled between September 2025 and Janua…
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