Newly released emails between U.S. immigration officials and the National Iranian American Council show ICE worked closely with Iranian government officials to arrange deportation flights for more than 100 Iranians in September and December 2025 and January 2026. Iranian officials reportedly requested last-minute additions and removals from deportation manifests, and at least one person was mistakenly placed on a flight who was not on the final list. A separate lawsuit alleges Iranian officials were allowed to meet with detained Iranian asylum-seekers in ICE custody and knew intimate details of their asylum claims, which DHS disputes as false. DHS said deportees included people it characterized as security risks, while human rights advocates criticized sending people back to a government known for persecuting dissidents.