Article Summary

This article reveals that the Trump administration's ICE agency deported over 100 Iranian nationals back to Iran during a period of active U.S. and Israeli military strikes, including people who feared persecution, such as activists and religious minorities. It uses internal emails to show coordination between U.S. and Iranian officials, framing the deportations as a sudden and harsh break from long-standing policy that protected Iranians from removal. The story highlights the human cost and moral contradiction of condemning Iran’s regime while sending vulnerable people directly into its hands.