ICE coordinated with Iran on over 100 deportations, new emails reveal

New emails show that despite the ongoing U.S. war with Iran, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement worked with Iranian authorities to deport more than 100 Iranian migrants, including asylum seekers. The Department of Homeland Security denies allegations that ICE shared confidential asylum information with the Irania

Immigration and Customs Enforcement communicated and coordinated with Iranian officials regarding deportation flights as recently as the month before the launch of Operation Epic Fury, according to a report. The United States sent three deportation flights to Iran from September to January, a period that included the l

The deportation of Iranians to a country whose government has a pattern of violent persecution against women, religious minorities and political dissidents has drawn significant criticism from human rights activists.