Hojat Sedighi, the public prosecutor of Taybad in Khorasan Razavi province, Iran, has announced that 250 undocumented Afghan migrants, who had been trapped in heavy snow and storms in the border regions, have been rescued and deported. He stated on Monday February 10, that these Afghan migrants had attempted to enter Iran illegally. The Iranian […] The post 250 Afghan migrants rescued from snow and deported at Iran border appeared first on Khaama Press.
250 Afghan migrants were rescued from heavy snowstorms near the Iran border and subsequently deported back to Afghanistan. The migrants, who had attempted to enter Iran illegally, received medical treatment for frostbite before undergoing legal procedures and being expelled. Since the start of the year, over 1,400 Afghan migrants have been detained and deported in the region, with more than 300,000 expelled from Tehran alone. The increased crackdown reflects growing pressure on Iran and Afghanistan to manage migration flows, as many migrants seek better opportunities or flee challenging conditions at home.
