Illegal Immigration

"Want It By August 31": Supreme Court Firm On Citizens Register Deadline

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday August 8, 2019

The Supreme Court today reiterated that Assam authorities must publish the final version of the National Register of Citizens, which aims to identify illegal immigrants, on August 31.

Assam Outs New Citizens' List Data, Says Counting Process Compromised

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday August 2, 2019

Draft data of the National Register of Citizens or NRC in Assam showed many people in the border districts had been included through "'rampant misuse of legacy data", the state government claimed on Thursday, once again alleging irregularities in the list being prepared to weed out illegal settlers.

Assam BJP Against Housing Foreigners In Jails, Seeks Prompt Deportation

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday July 31, 2019

The Assam BJP today criticised the present system of housing illegal immigrants on prison premises, and resolved to urge both the state and central governments to move their detention camps elsewhere.

"No Accurate Data," Centre Said On Illegal Immigrants 7 Times In 4 Years

India News | Written by Shruti Menon, Sreenivasan Jain | Tuesday July 23, 2019

The centre has indicated that they may consider a national citizens register (NRC) for the entire country, an extension of the contentious citizenship excercise underway in Assam.

"India Can't Be Refugee Capital": Centre To Top Court On Assam NRC List

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday July 19, 2019

Lakhs of people have been wrongly included in the draft National Register of Citizens being prepared in Assam to weed out illegal immigrants, centre told the Supreme Court today, asking for more time to finalise the list. "India can't be world's refugee capital," Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the top court, appearing on behalf of the central ...

Will Identify All Illegal Immigrants, Deport Them, Says Home Minister Amit Shah In Rajya Sabha

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 17, 2019

Home Minister Amit Shah said in Rajya Sabha yhe government will identify illegal immigrants staying in any part of the country and deport them as per international law.

US To Launch Massive Raids On Undocumented Migrants: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 11, 2019

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are planning to launch sweeping deportation raids this weekend as the Trump administration expands its crackdown on undocumented immigrants, the New York Times reported Thursday.

Top Court To Hear Plea On Deportation Of Illegal Immigrants, Rohingyas

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 4, 2019

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking identification and deportation of all illegal immigrants and infiltrators including Bangladesh nationals and Rohingyas.

Donald Trump Says Raids On Migrants To Begin After July 4

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday July 2, 2019

US President Donald Trump has said that the delayed 10-city raids on illegal immigrants will begin after the July 4 holiday.

Interpol Notice Months After Boat That Set Off From Kerala Went Missing

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Tuesday June 25, 2019

Six months after a fishing boat carrying more than 100 people set off from the Munambam port in Kerala's rural Ernakulam, a blue corner notice has been issued by the Interpol against the people on the boat. The Kerala Police had requested for the notice to be issued against them.

US Will Begin Removing Millions Of "Illegal Aliens" Next Week, Says Trump

World News | Reuters | Tuesday June 18, 2019

President Donald Trump said on Monday that US authorities would begin next week removing millions of immigrants who are in the United States illegally.

New York Passes Bill To Give Driving Licence To Illegal Immigrants

World News | Reuters | Tuesday June 18, 2019

Illegal immigrants to the United States would be able to obtain driver's licenses in New York under a bill passed by the state legislature on Monday, and a representative for Governor Andrew Cuomo said he would sign the measure.

Driver Films People Crawling Out Of Manhole In US Border Town

World News | Sanya Jain | Wednesday June 12, 2019

A video from El Paso, Texas, has captured the moment several men crawl out of a manhole in the middle of a busy street.

"I Am A Genuine Indian": Retired Army Man Declared "Foreigner" Tells NDTV

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday June 9, 2019

Sanaullah declared himself "extremely happy" and thanked the Gauhati High Court for his release, but also sounded a note of caution for others locked in detention camps like he was

Ex-Soldier Declared "Foreigner" In Assam Released From Detention Centre

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday June 8, 2019

Mohammad Sanaullah, the retired Indian Army soldier who was declared an illegal immigrant by a tribunal and sent to a detention centre in Assam last month, was released today on bail. The Gauhati High Court, which ordered his release yesterday, had also issued notices to the centre and the state government.