The sharp rise in detentions and deportations has sparked renewed criticism from rights advocates inside Iran.
Iranian officials have previously justified the deportations as part of efforts to regulate residency and alleviate the strain on public services in areas with large foreign...
The UNHCR also voiced alarm at the scale and speed of returns. Babar Baloch, spokesperson for the agency, said more than 50,000 Afghans crossed back from...
Migrants are being pulled off the streets without notice, loaded onto buses, and abandoned at the Afghan border, Khalilzad said.
