Trump administration coordinated with Iran on deportations for asylum seekers in middle of war – AP
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One of the detainees attempted suicide once he learned he could be deported to Iran, according to the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund’s executive director Yasmine Chubin.
The Trump administration held talks with Iran about deporting Iranians in the midst of Operation Epic Fury, the Associated Press reported on Friday.
Court documents obtained by the AP show that the administration intended to deport Iranian nationals through a third country as recently as mid-October. The documents did not note when the Iranians would be deported, or through which country.
At least a dozen Iranians held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities were notified over the past week that they would be deported to Iran, the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund said. According to the AP and the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund, some of them were told they could be deported as soon as Sunday.
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