10 illegal immigrants from Bangladesh held in Assam

As many as 10 illegal migrants from Bangladesh were detained in Assam’s Udalguri on Wednesday. All arrested have been reportedly, earlier declared as foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunal. As per reports, Udalguri police have arrested nine persons including four women and have sent them to a detention camp. However, another person named Madhav Sarkar has been released […]

Assam govt deports 20 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants

The Assam government on Saturday deported a group of 20 Bangladeshi nationals including a woman from the Karimganj border in Sutarkandi. Out of the 20 illegal immigrants, 19 were lodged at the Silchar detention camp while one was lodged at the Kokrajhar detention camp. These Bangladeshi nationals had illegally entered India in 2014 and were […]

SC raps Assam govt over foreigners’ detention case; Chief secy asked to appear before apex court on April 8

In a startling disclosure, the Assam government has admitted before the Supreme Court that 70,000 declared illegal migrants in the state have disappeared before they could be deported back. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said that the illegal migrants have merged with the local […]

KSU frisks public transport vehicles coming from Assam in a bid to check influx of illegal migrants post NRC release

The after affects of the publication of final draft NRC is beginning to show up in the states which share borders with Assam. In neighbouring state of Meghalaya, members of the influential Khasi Students’ Union and other pressure groups were seen frisking public transport vehicles in a bid to stop possible influx of foreigners from […]