A quiet channel between ICE and Iran shaped deportation flights, newly released emails show
Emails show that Iranian officials had significant influence over which Iranian immigrants in the United States were sent back to Iran through deportation flights in 2025, despite ongoing tensions between the two countries.
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2 sourcesICE coordinated deportation flights with Iran as late as one month before war: Report
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