Published on
20/08/2026 - 9:06 GMT+2
US immigration officials coordinated with Iranian authorities to deport Iranian nationals in 2025, newly released emails show, despite rising tensions between Washington and Tehran.
Hundreds of emails obtained by the National Iranian American Council and released on Tuesday detail how officials arranged three deportation flights that returned more than 100 Iranians to Iran between September 2025 and January 2026.
The emails suggest Iranian officials had some influence over which Iranian nationals were deported, with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials appearing to accept some last-minute changes to deportation lists requested by Tehran.
