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| US deporting 120 Iranians after deal struck with Tehran, Iran says | US deporting 120 Iranians after deal struck with Tehran, Iran says |
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| Iran says 120 of its nationals are being deported from the US, as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration. | Iran says 120 of its nationals are being deported from the US, as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration. |
| "These individuals will return to the country within the next one or two days," Iranian foreign ministry official Hossein Noushabadi told Iran's Tasnim state news agency. | "These individuals will return to the country within the next one or two days," Iranian foreign ministry official Hossein Noushabadi told Iran's Tasnim state news agency. |
| He said most of those being flown to Iran, via Qatar, had entered the US illegally - mainly through Mexico. | He said most of those being flown to Iran, via Qatar, had entered the US illegally - mainly through Mexico. |
| There has been an increased number of Iranians entering the US in recent years, including many who fear persecution at home. | There has been an increased number of Iranians entering the US in recent years, including many who fear persecution at home. |
| White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told the BBC: "The Trump administration is committed to fulfilling President Trump's promise to carry out the largest mass deportation operation of illegal aliens in history, using all the tools at our disposal." | White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told the BBC: "The Trump administration is committed to fulfilling President Trump's promise to carry out the largest mass deportation operation of illegal aliens in history, using all the tools at our disposal." |
| Noushabadi said some of those being deported held valid US residency permits, adding that US officials had sought their consent for their return. | Noushabadi said some of those being deported held valid US residency permits, adding that US officials had sought their consent for their return. |
| He called on the US government "to respect the rights of Iranian migrants and their citizenship rights under international law". | He called on the US government "to respect the rights of Iranian migrants and their citizenship rights under international law". |
| The New York Times, citing two senior Iranian officials familiar with the matter, said the flight of deportees was expected to arrive in Iran later on Tuesday. | The New York Times, citing two senior Iranian officials familiar with the matter, said the flight of deportees was expected to arrive in Iran later on Tuesday. |
| Iran has been working with the US on a deal to remove the Iranian nationals through its US Interests Section at the Pakistani embassy in Tehran. | Iran has been working with the US on a deal to remove the Iranian nationals through its US Interests Section at the Pakistani embassy in Tehran. |
| It is a rare instance of cooperation between Iran and the US, who do not have formal diplomatic ties. | It is a rare instance of cooperation between Iran and the US, who do not have formal diplomatic ties. |
| Noushabadi said as part of the deal some 400 Iranian nationals are expected to be deported from the US, with this flight considered the first phase. | Noushabadi said as part of the deal some 400 Iranian nationals are expected to be deported from the US, with this flight considered the first phase. |
| The US has already reached bilateral deportation agreements with a number of countries. | The US has already reached bilateral deportation agreements with a number of countries. |
| Earlier this year, Panama and Costa Rica agreed to take in several hundred African and Asian migrants from the US. | Earlier this year, Panama and Costa Rica agreed to take in several hundred African and Asian migrants from the US. |
| President Trump has repeatedly pledged to cut the flow of immigration to the US and plans to deport a record number of people living in the country without legal status - including to countries with controversial human rights records. | President Trump has repeatedly pledged to cut the flow of immigration to the US and plans to deport a record number of people living in the country without legal status - including to countries with controversial human rights records. |
| He has promised to "launch the largest deportation programme of criminals in the history of America" - but it is not known whether the Iranian nationals being deported have criminal records. | |
| Trump's moves have drawn strong criticisms from human rights groups in the US and abroad, who say migrants face the risk of being sent to countries where they could be harmed. | Trump's moves have drawn strong criticisms from human rights groups in the US and abroad, who say migrants face the risk of being sent to countries where they could be harmed. |
| In Iran, the regime's human rights record has been strongly criticised by rights groups, with UN experts also warning on Monday that there has been a "dramatic escalation" in the use of the death penalty this year. | In Iran, the regime's human rights record has been strongly criticised by rights groups, with UN experts also warning on Monday that there has been a "dramatic escalation" in the use of the death penalty this year. |
| The Iranian government has previously defended its use of executions, saying it is limited to only "the most severe crimes" - though human rights groups dispute this. | The Iranian government has previously defended its use of executions, saying it is limited to only "the most severe crimes" - though human rights groups dispute this. |