A Quiet Channel Between ICE and Iran Shaped Deportation Flights, Newly Released Emails Show The recent release of emails between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and their Iranian counterparts has shed light on a disturbing practice in US immigration policy.
For years, human rights activists have criticized the Trump administration's approach to deporting Iranians, but the emails obtained by the National Iranian American Council offer a stark reminder that this was not just a Trump era anomaly.
The deportation flights in 2025 were carried out despite the ongoing conflict between Iran and the US Israel coalition, which had led to an influx of refugees fleeing Iran.