Alireza Fatehinejad, the governor of Shahriar County in Tehran Province, Iran, has announced the commencement of a "plan to apprehend illegal immigrants" in the county.
During a meeting with Iranian officials in Tehran, Fatehinejad emphasised that under this plan, undocumented Afghans will be deported to their home country.
Tasnim News Agency reported that officials from Tehran's Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs also attended the meeting.
Fatehinejad called this process of apprehending illegal Afghans as a significant challenge.
He stated, "People who reside illegally in a country may cause legal problems and put pressure on public resources."
He outlined that this plan for returning of illegal immigrants in Shahriar County is being implemented with the cooperation of various agencies, including Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs of Tehran Province, Faraja and the west Tehran province immigration police. The immigrants will be collected and handed over to the relevant authorities for repatriation.
In recent weeks, pressure from Iran's security forces and some Iranian citizens on immigrants has increased, with numerous reports of attacks on immigrants. In one of the latest incidents, sources in Iran reported that a 15-year-old Afghan boy was injured and his neck was broken due to police torture.
