Explained: AP Exclusive: Trump administration held talks with Iran on deporting Iranians during the war

Trump administration held secret talks with Iran about deporting Iranians while the war in Iran was ongoing, according to newly unsealed court documents.

ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency responsible for deportations.

DHS

Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement.

asylum seekers

People seeking protection in the U.S. due to fear of persecution in their home country.

third country

A country other than the deportee's home nation used as a destination for deportation.

removal

Legal term for deportation of a noncitizen from the United States.