The incident addresses the repatriation of Syrian refugees from Jordan, including family members of a UNHCR-registered refugee. The paragraph outlines Jordanian law's legal foundation for deportation, which allows aliens to be deported under certain conditions regardless of whether they are refugees or asylum seekers. The text also discusses selectivity in the application of international conventions, citing the Geneva Convention to justify deportation despite Jordan's failure to ratify it, while the Convention against Torture, which prohibits the return of any person to a state where he or she may be tortured, is ignored.