Immigration

Police arrest anti-ICE protesters in Portland

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Police clashed with protesters outside the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Portland, Oregon on Saturday.

Pope Leo criticizes 'inhuman' treatment of immigrants in US

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Pope Leo on Tuesday appeared to offer his strongest criticism yet of US President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration policies, questioning whether they were in line with the Catholic Church's pro-life teachings.

120 Iranians set to return home after US deportation orders

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – 120 Iranians will be returning home from the United States in the coming days following deportation orders by US immigration authorities.

ICE crackdown sparks clashes across US cities

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – Federal immigration raids under President Donald Trump triggered violent confrontations and protests in multiple US cities over two days.

At least 68 migrants killed, 74 missing as boat capsizes off

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – At least 68 African migrants were killed and 74 others remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast of southern Yemen on Sunday, the United Nations migration agency said.

Trump deploys National Guard to LA after immigration 'riots'

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Trump administration announced Saturday it was deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles in response to large-scale protests that erupted Saturday following dozens of arrests Friday.

US police, protesters clash in Los Angeles after raids

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – There have been tense confrontations in Los Angeles as riot police and demonstrators – protesting federal immigration raids – squared off in the downtown are

Police chief told MNA;

Illegal immigrants should immediately leave Iran

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – Iran's Law Enforcement commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Radan has stressed the urgent need for illegal immigrants to leave Iran's soil.

Antifascist Intl. Iran Chapter condemns US immigration policy

TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) – Issuing a statement International Antifascist Iran Chapter Condemned the US Government's Brutal Treatment of Venezuelan Immigrants.

Geneva hosts roundtable on migrants rights

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – A Specialized roundtable was held on the Rights of Migrants and War-Affected Refugees Worldwide in Geneva.

Iran condemns US 'inappropriate behavior' against Iranians

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned the US government’s “inappropriate and humiliating” treatment of immigrants, including Iranian nationals, calling it unjustified and a violation of human rights standards.

Trump is 'angry' that deportation numbers are not higher

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with the pace of deportations, as arrests and removals of undocumented immigrants remain below his expectations.

Angry Indian protesters burn effigy of Donald Trump

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Protesters in India burned an effigy of Donald Trump while Indian lawmakers protested in front of parliament to draw attention to the mistreatment and abuse.

Mexico refuses US military flight deporting migrants: sources

Mexico has refused a request from President Donald Trump's administration to allow a U.S. military aircraft deporting migrants to land in the country, a US official and a Mexican official said.

Pope Francis:

Trump’s planned deportations of immigrants disgrace

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Pope Francis has criticized US President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport immigrants as a “disgrace.”

Trump vows to begin largest deportation Op. in US history

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – The US President-elect vowed to begin the largest deportation operation in American history soon.

Trump to start deporting immigrants shortly after inauguration

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – A day after Donald Trump is sworn into office as president, his administration will start making good on his campaign promise of mass deportation of illegal immigrants, an American media outlet reported.

Russia forcibly expels over 80,000 immigrants in 2024

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – Over 80,000 immigrants have been forcibly expelled from Russia in 2024 for violations of migration rules, sources in Russia's Federal Bailiff Service said.

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.