Covert Cooperation: The Unsettling Reality of Trump Era Deportation Deals with Iran The release of emails by the National Iranian American Council has shed light on a disturbing collaboration between U. S.
immigration officials and their Iranian counterparts, one that raises serious questions about the priorities and values of the Trump administration.
As tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated in 2025, it appears that Trump officials accommodated Iranian demands for changes to deportation lists, sometimes expediting removals at the behest of the Iranian Embassy.