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Iranian authorities have launched the second phase of a plan to deport undocumented Afghan migrants from Baharestan, a suburb of Tehran, Iranian media reported Thursday.
Figures from the Taliban-run refugees commission show that Iran deports almost 1,000 migrants on a daily basis since early September, which has reduced from thousands of daily deportations.
According to the General Directorate for Foreign Nationals and Immigrants Affairs in Tehran, more than 450,000 undocumented Afghans have been returned from the province since the start of the plan. Iranian officials refer to these individuals as “unauthorized foreign nationals.”
Authorities claim that about 70 percent of the returns have taken place “voluntarily,” a characterization that rights groups and Afghan families have previously contested, citing reports of forced evictions and harsh detention conditions.
The deportation campaign comes amid increasing pressure on Afghan migrants in Iran, where economic challenges and political tensions have fueled public resentment. Since the
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