Iran says 120 of its nationals are being deported from the US, as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration, the BBC reports.
“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.
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”.
