Immigration

Police cmdr.:

Illegal immigrants must leave Iran by end of year

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Iranian border police commander Brigadier General Ahmad Ali Goudarzi stated that illegal immigrants must leave Iran by the end of the year.

Eleven dead and dozens missing in two shipwrecks

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – At least 11 people have died and more than 60 are missing as a result of two shipwrecks off the coast of southern Italy, rescuers say.

Immigrants to receive smart ID card: Iranian official

TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – A provincial official in Tehran province said that legal immigrants will receive smart ID cards.

Overcrowded migrant boat overturns near Yemen, dozens missing

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – A migrant boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, leaving dozens of people, mostly from the Horn of Africa, missing, Yemeni officials said.

Top EU diplomat warns migration might ‘dissolve’ bloc

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has warned that immigration could become a “dissolving force” for the 27-nation bloc, arguing that some member states simply “don’t want to accept people from outside.”

11 dead, 7 missing as boat sinks off Tunisia

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – A Tunisian official says "35 people, most of them Tunisians" including women and children were on board the boat that went down "shortly after departing from the coast of Sidi Mansour" near Sfax.

After grain deal suspension;

Europe likely to see 'devastating migration crisis'

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Europe, which will be flooded with migrants from low-income countries that rely on grain exports from Ukraine and Russia, will suffer the most from the suspension of the grain deal, international experts said on Wednesday.

Dutch government collapses over immigration policy

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – The Dutch government has collapsed after failing to reach a deal on restricting immigration.

Greek asks EU aid for fence extension along Turkey border

TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday called on the European Union to "seriously consider" providing financial aid to help extend an anti-migrant steel fence along the border with Turkey.

Fire at migrant detention facility in Mexico kills 39 men

TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) – Dozens of people were killed and injured after a fire started in an immigration detention facility in northern Mexico near the US border.

Taliban delegation visit Iran for talks on Afghan refugees

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – The Taliban's Ministry of Refugees announced that an Afghan delegation has traveled to Iran to investigate the problems of Afghan migrants in the country.

22 migrants die in boat sinking off Madagascar: authorities

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – At least 22 migrants died when their boat sank off the coast of Madagascar over the weekend, the island nation's maritime authorities said on Monday.

Death toll in Italian coast boat wreck rises to 59

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – A wooden sailing boat, believed to be carrying more than 100 migrants, broke apart off the southern Italian coast, killing at least 59 people, including 12 children, local authorities have said.

200 refugee children missing from gov’t-run UK hotels

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) –  Two hundred asylum-seeking children, including some aged under 16, are missing from temporary hotel accommodation in Britain, the government said on Tuesday.

Iran, Taliban discuss immigrants issues

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Taliban's acting deputy minister of refugees Abdul Rahman Rashid and Iran's deputy envoy to Kabul Gholamreza Najjari discussed the situation and issues of Afghan immigrants.

4 drowned, 5 missing from capsized boat off Florida Keys

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – At least four people are believed to have drowned and rescuers were searching for another five people off the Florida Keys after a homemade vessel capsized during a failed migration attempt, authorities said Sunday.

Cuba says at least 5 dead after boat heading to US crashes

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – A boat off northern Cuba traveling toward the United States sank Saturday after a collision with a Cuban coast guard ship, and at least five people died, Cuban officials said Saturday.

Iran raps inattention of intl. bodies to Afghan immigrants

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – The Director-General of the Iranian Foreign Ministry for Consular Affairs criticized at the inattention of the international institutions to the issue of Afghan immigrants who are living in Iran.

Iran pursuing situation of Iranian migrants in Greek

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Issuing a statement, the Iranian Foreign Foreign Ministry reacted to the news released about the sinking of a migrant boat off the Greek island which led to the missing of a number of migrants including Iranian nationals.

Taliban ministry:

Over 4,500 immigrants returned to Afghanistan in 2 days

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – The Taliban's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced the return of more than 4,500 immigrants from Iran to Afghanistan in the last two days.

'Settler' goes on screen at 14 internatioanl film festivals

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Written and directed by Iranian filmmaker Zahra Mirzaei, 'Settler' has been screened and nominated for best short film in the official sections of 14 international film festivals.

At least 75 migrants drowned off Libyan coasts

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – At least 75 migrants drowned off the coasts of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Saturday.