Trump administration held secret talks on deporting Iranians

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 21:51 · Archive

The Trump administration held secret talks with Iran about deporting Iranians even as war continued, court documents show.

Court documents unsealed on Thursday reveal that the Trump administration held secret talks with Iran on deporting Iranians even as war continued. The administration said as recently as mid-October it had plans to deport Iranians through an unnamed third country, although no specific date for the removals was set.

A legal group representing Iranian detainees, the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund, brought the lawsuit in which the documents were released. It reported that at least a dozen Iranian detainees held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement had been notified over the past week that they were being deported to Iran, with some told it could happen as soon as the following Sunday.

In court proceedings on 15 October, judge Ana Reyes expressed concern about the plan, noting that the United States was at war with Iran and questioning whether deporting individuals there would expose them to serious threat of death. A justice department attorney, Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel, responded that the government was 'executing lawful orders of removal'. The judge ordered the government to give the court 24-hour notice of any finalized deportation plans and five days' written notice before any deportation is carried out.

How it is being reported

• AP Exclusive: Trump administration held talks with Iran on deporting Iranians during the warCourt documents reveal President Donald Trump's administration held secret talks with Iran about deporting Iranians during the ongoing warIndependent World · 5 Nov, 21:20
• Trump administration holds secret talks to deport Iranians even as war presses on, court documents showThe development emerges from a lawsuit alleging violations of national immigration regulations The Trump administration held secret talks with Iran on deporting Iranians even as the war there dragged on, court documents obtained by the Associated Press show. The court documents unsealed on Thursday show the Republican administration as recently as mid-October said it had plans to deport the Iranians through an unnamed third country, although it was unclear when it intended to do so. Continue reading...Guardian World · 5 Nov, 20:43

In this story: Trump administration · Iran · Ana Reyes · Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel · Iranian American Legal Defense Fund

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