Illegal Immigrants

Two Bangladeshi Nationals Arrested From Mathura

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 15, 2019

Two illegal immigrants from Bangladesh were arrested from Kosi Kalan area in Mathura, a senior police officer said on Monday.

Illegal Immigrants Responsible For 80 Per cent Crimes In Delhi: Manoj Tiwari

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 13, 2019

Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari on Sunday held illegal immigrants responsible for 80 per cent crimes in the national capital, referring to the incident of chain snatching with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's niece in the city.

Haryana Election 2019: Amit Shah Says Illegal Migrants Will Be Evicted Before Next National Election

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 10, 2019

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said every illegal immigrant in the country will be sent back before the next national election.

Delhi BJP Boss As Parashurama At Ramlila, Mentions "Foreign Infiltrators"

Delhi News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday October 4, 2019

Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, who played the role of mythological character Parashurama in a local Ramlila, has kicked up a row with his improvised dialogue in which he used the term "foreign infiltrators", which was linked to his demand for an Assam-like National Register of Citizen (NRC) exercise to weed out illegal immigrants from the national c...

After Assam, Karnataka Plans Citizens' List To Identify Illegal Migrants

Karnataka News | Written by Nehal Kidwai | Friday October 4, 2019

After Assam, Karnataka is gearing up to prepare a National Register of Citizens (NRC) list to identify the illegal immigrants living there. "Karnataka is one of the states where people from across the border come and settle down. As there are lots of issues here, we are collecting all information possible. We will take up the matter with the Union ...

In Haryana Fight, BJP Banks On Citizens' List, Congress Weighs Options

India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday September 21, 2019

An exercise to filter out illegal immigrants similar to the one carried out in Assam is likely to be one of the major political issues in Haryana as parties step up their state election campaign in the northern state. At least 1.82 crore people will vote in Haryana on October 21; the results will be out three days later.

"Not Running Dharamshala": BJP's Shahnawaz Hussain On Citizens' List

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Friday September 20, 2019

Senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain has reinforced Home Minister Amit Shah's resolve to remove illegal immigrants from "every inch" of India, over a week after the final list of people who have made it and who didn't in the Assam citizens' list was published.

Citizens' List NRC To Be Introduced Throughout The Country, Says Amit Shah

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 18, 2019

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday asserted that the NRC will be introduced throughout India and all illegal immigrants will be thrown out of the country through legal means.

Will Implement Assam-Like Citizens' List In Haryana, Says Chief Minister

India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Aditya Sharma | Sunday September 15, 2019

A citizens' list, along the lines of the recently published Assam National Register of Citizens or NRC, will be prepared in Haryana to check illegal immigration, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Sunday, weeks after the contentious list left more than 19 lakh people facing statelessness.

Full Assam Citizens' List With All 3.30 Crore Applicants Published

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday September 14, 2019

The individual statuses of the 3.30 crore people who were part of the NRC exercise in Assam that was meant to root out illegal immigrants in the state has been published online

India's 1st Illegal Immigrant Detention Camp Size Of 7 Football Fields

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Shyaja Varma | Thursday September 12, 2019

About 150 kilometre west of Guwahati, construction is on in full swing to build India's first detention centre for those declared foreigners after the publication of the contentious Assam National Register of Citizens or NRC last month.

"No Illegal Immigrant Can Stay In Assam Or Enter Other States": Amit Shah

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday September 9, 2019

Amit Shah in Assam: Union Minister Amit Shah today hinted that after Assam, the government's plan to locate and weed out illegal immigrants will be taken across the country. Amid a huge discontent in Assam over the citizens' registry, in which 19 lakh people have been left out, the minister said yesterday that the centre will throw "every single il...

Amit Shah To Meet BJP's Northeast Allies In Assam Today

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday September 9, 2019

Home Minister Amit Shah, who is in Assam on a two-day visit, will attend a meeting of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance today. This is the first meet of the northeastern allies of the BJP since the citizens' list to identify illegal immigrants in the state was released last month. The National Register of Citizens or NRC had left out over ...

After Assam Citizens List, Plans Of Detention Centre Near Mumbai: Sources

India News | Reported by Sohit Mishra, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday September 9, 2019

The Maharashtra Home Ministry has reportedly written to the Navi Mumbai planning authorityasking for land on which to build a detention centre for illegal immigrants. The move, according tosources within theauthority, comes less than a fortnight after the final NRC list in Assam declared 19 lakh people as foreigners and raises the possibility of a ...

"Every Single Illegal Immigrant Will Be Thrown Out": Amit Shah In Assam

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday September 8, 2019

Home Minister Amit Shah said the centre would ensure "every single illegal immigrant is thrown out" of the country, breaking his silence over the NRC list that was released on August 31 and declared more than 19 lakh people as foreigners