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The United States has deported 120 Iranians from its territory, who will arrive in Iran in the coming days after Washington and Tehran reached an agreement in this regard, reported the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
"In the first stage, they have decided to deport 120 Iranians who entered the U.S. irregularly, most through Mexico," said this Tuesday the director of Parliamentary and Consular Affairs of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Noushabadi, noted the Tasnim agency.
The source indicated that the U.S. Immigration Office plans to deport a total of about 400 Iranians.
Noushabadi said that some of the people who have been deported "had residency permits, but have been included on the list and are expected to return to Iran in one or two days" via Qatar.
"The U.S. government has been asked to respect the rights of Iranian immigrants, and to comply with the recognized rights of Iranians under international law," the official said.
He assured that the deportees have given their consent to return to their country of origin.
The source added that Washington "intended to deport about 400 Iranians," but for the moment the figure has decreased after "Official exchanges of notes" between Iranian and American authorities.
The American newspaper New York Times reported the deportation of the Iranians and explained that some of them are returning to Iranian soil voluntarily after spending months in detention centers, while others did not want to return to their country of origin.
Immigration policy has been one of the cornerstones, if not the most important, of the US Administration since Donald Trump returned to the White House last January. In his aim to carry out deportations, the Republican has forged ties with some countries to collaborate with, such as El Salvador.
