The move would affect members of Iran’s estimated 3.5 million-strong Afghan community, many of whom have no legal status or basic rights.
Observers say Iranian authorities are keen to prevent a new influx of Afghan migrants and refugees as violence is intensifying in neighboring Afghanistan, where the devastating 19-year war has displaced several million people.
Under the bill — submitted by Iranian lawmakers on November 26 — undocumented migrants entering or residing in Iran would face prison terms of up to 25 years.
https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-migrants-shocking-punishments-iran-draft-law/30978559.html