Despite the war, the U.S. and Iran are working together to deport asylum seekers, lawsuit says

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Even as the U.S. waged war with Iran and encouraged its citizens to take to the streets, the Trump administration was working with the Iranian regime to fast-track the deportations of dissidents, according to a new lawsuit.