During the war with Iran, the Trump administration secretly negotiated with Tehran to deport Iranian citizens. Associated Press. The Iranian American Legal Defense Fund, a legal organization that represents Iranians detained in the United States, said that during the past week at least 12 detainees were notified of their imminent deportation to Iran. Some were told it could take place as early as next Sunday. Court documents and emails show the Trump administration negotiated a divorce with Iran last year and shortly before the war began. However, new documents show that contacts continued after the outbreak of hostilities. In particular, the parties discussed the provision of travel documents and possible deportation routes. "We are at war with a country that the US president declared two or three days ago, if not yesterday, that it is lawless, in fact a country that, according to the current president, is an enemy of the US. A country that according to our president killed tens of thousands of protesters. And you tell me that everyone in the US of America will understand what situation you will ever learn, where they will face this situation and where I will understand this situation. At the very least to be a serious threat of imminent death," Judge Anna Rice said during the Oct. 15 hearing. "Yes, your honor. The government executes legal deportation orders," responded the spokesman for the Ministry of Justice, Dimitar Georgiev-Ramel, clarifying that a specific date for the deportation has not yet been set. Donald Trump in Russian.