US ICE Teams with Iran to Deport 100 Iranians in 2025‑26 Flights
· World · The Independent, CBS News, ABC News
US ICE officials coordinated with the Iranian Embassy to arrange the removal of more than 100 Iranian nationals from the United States on three flights that departed in September and December 2025 and January 2026. Emails released by the National Iranian American Council show that ICE staff modified deportation lists at Iran's request, adding or removing cases just days before each flight. The American agency followed Iran's last‑minute changes, with an ICE official noting on 26 September that the embassy still requested three additional cases, which were denied on the day of departure. The flights occurred months after the US and Israel agreed a ceasefire with Iran, during a 12‑day war that saw Iranians fleeing the country. The cooperation marks a shift from the US’s decades‑long policy of allowing Iranian dissidents, exiles and other migrants to remain in the United States. Human rights groups have condemned the removal of Iranians to a regime that routinely persecutes women, religio
Why it matters
The deportations affect over 100 Iranian migrants who face persecution in Iran, and the collaboration signals a change in US‑Iran immigration policy that could influence US‑Middle East relations and human rights scrutiny.
Read the original report — The Independent
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