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  How illegal migrants enter India from Bangladesh and how much they pay to cross border? Know here

  India | December 11, 2025 19:08 IST

  Illegal infiltration from Bangladesh remains a complex issue involving organised networks, border vulnerabilities and significant demographic impact. States such as Uttar Pradesh are now aggressively identifying and detaining infiltrators, signalling a stronger crackdown in the coming months.

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  Clash at Indo-Bangladesh border leaves BSF jawan, intruder injured

  India | March 01, 2025 9:26 IST

  A BSF jawan and a Bangladeshi intruder were injured in a violent clash at the Indo-Bangladesh border in Tripura’s Sepahijala district. Meanwhile, Mumbai Police arrested 16 illegal Bangladeshi migrants in a crackdown across Maharashtra.

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  OPINION | Deport but why handcuffs and shackles?

  India | February 07, 2025 16:49 IST

  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that shackling and handcuffing deportees were part of "the SOP (standard operating procedure) for deportation used by the American Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)" and this has been going on since 2012.

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  US Congress passes 'Laken Riley Act' to deport illegal immigrants: All you need to know about it

  World | January 23, 2025 9:17 IST

  The Laken Riley Act directs federal authorities to deport immigrants who are accused, but not yet convicted, of specific crimes, provided they are in the country illegally. This provision bypasses the need for a criminal conviction before deportation.

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  Manipur: Meitei body requests Centre to implement NRC to identify illegal immigrants

  Manipur | January 19, 2025 18:37 IST

  COCOMI, the Meitei group, has said that the government has not taken adequate action despite fresh bombings at Kadangband on January 14.

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  Delhi vegetable vendors asked to display names, phone numbers on carts, here's why

  Delhi | November 14, 2024 7:18 IST

  The market association said that anyone who does not have a nameplate will not be allowed to sell their produce in the market.

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  J-K administration forms panel to identify, deport foreign nationals illegally staying in UT

  Jammu and Kashmir | July 10, 2024 17:28 IST

  The seven-member panel will be chaired by the administrative secretary of the home department. The panel will have to oversee the tracing and deporting of illegal immigrants and maintain its digital record.

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  US Supreme Court allows Texas to enforce controversial law on arresting, deporting illegal migrants

  World | March 20, 2024 6:53 IST

  Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the law, known as Senate Bill 4, that allows police to arrest people suspected of entering the US illegally. Critics of the legislation say that it violates federal authority as immigration usually comes under the ambit of the federal government.

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  Four people, including three Indians, arrested while attempting to enter US illegally from Canada

  World | March 14, 2024 8:00 IST

  The four people, including a woman, were apprehended after they jumped off a moving freight train on the International Railroad Bridge in the city of Buffalo. The three men are being processed for removal and are awaiting a deportation hearing.

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  Indian-origin 'Dirty Harry' arrested in frozen-to-death case of Gujarat family near US-Canada border

  World | February 26, 2024 13:21 IST

  The affidavit relates to the investigation concerning the human smuggling event on January 19, 2022, in which four family members — Jagdish Patel, 39, Vaishaliben Patel, 37, Vihangi Patel, 11, and Dharmik Patel, 3 — were found frozen to death near Emerson.

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  30,000 of 1.56 lakh illegal foreigners deported: Assam Minister Atul Bora

  India | September 13, 2023 20:16 IST

  Sharing details of the unfenced areas, Atul Bora said a 6.1-km stretch along Dhubri-Mankachar has not been fenced as it is a deep area while another 4.5km in Cachar-Karimganj area has remained unfenced due to objections by the Border Guard Bangladesh.

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  62 illegal immigrants deported by Libya to Chad and Sudan

  World | November 18, 2019 9:30 IST

  Libya's Immigration Control Department in the eastern city of Benghazi announced the deportation of 62 illegal immigrants to Chad and Sudan

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  52 Illegal Indian immigrants being treated like criminals in US jail, allege legal advocacy groups

  World | July 15, 2018 22:45 IST

  The Innovation Law lab has filed a lawsuit to seek access to these inmates and have been providing legal assistance to all the Indian asylum seekers who want one.

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  Mizoram govt to bring resolution against Citizenship Bill

  India | June 13, 2018 11:13 IST

  The government, all political parties, including the state BJP unit, and the NGOs opposed the Bill saying if legislated, the amendment will legalise thousands of Buddhists (Chakmas) who have illegally entered the state from Bangladesh.

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  Assam prepares National Register of Citizens, CM Sonowal says genuine Indians need not worry about missing name

  India | December 27, 2017 18:39 IST

  The apex court had ordered that the first draft of the NRC be published by December 31 after completing the scrutiny of over two crore claims

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  Sri Lanka arrests Australia bound-illegal migrants

  World | May 02, 2014 17:12 IST

  Colombo: Sri Lankan Navy today arrested at least 54 illegal Tamil migrants, including 11 women and 30 children, when they were about to board a boat for Australia.  The migrants were about to take the

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  Agitation over illegal migrants in Meghalaya suspended

  India | January 16, 2014 8:43 IST

  Shillong: Thirteen pressure groups in Meghalaya yesterday announced the suspension of their agitation demanding the re-introduction of the British-era Inner Line Permit (ILP) system to tackle the influx of illegal Bangladeshi migrants.The declaration came after

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  Gadkari blames Illegal migrants for attacks on Northeast people

  India | August 16, 2012 16:38 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 16: BJP president Nitin Gadkari today alleged that illegal migrants living in Assam and other parts of the country are responsible for the attacks on people from the North East and the

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  Delhi BJP Opposes Aadhar Numbers For Illegal Migrants

  Politics | September 23, 2011 20:19 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 23: Delhi BJP today sought Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna's intervention to ensure that no illegal migrants including those from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nigeria are issued Adhaar numbers, which are being currently issued