Archive · 23 Dec 2025
Assam Expels 19 Illegal Immigrants to Bangladesh
The Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, announced that 19 people who were living in Assam without proper documents were caught and sent back to Bangladesh.
The government is using a law from 1950 to send these people back more quickly.
Before, special courts had to decide these cases, but now district officials can make the decision.
The government says this is to protect the state from illegal immigrants and preserve the rights of the indigenous people.
However, some people are worried that this law might be used to target minorities unfairly.
The government is also closely watching the situation in Bangladesh due to recent violence and concerns about regional security.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that 19 undocumented migrants were apprehended and sent back to Bangladesh.
The migrants were from Nagaon and Karbi Anglong districts in Assam.
The expulsion was carried out under the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950, which allows district officials to bypass foreigners tribunals.
Sarma claimed that about 35 to 40 'illegal' immigrants are being 'pushed back' every week.
The Assam Cabinet approved a standard operating procedure in September to use the 1950 Act, reducing the role of foreigners tribunals.
- Who
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Police, and Border Security Force (BSF)
- What
- Sent 19 undocumented migrants back to Bangladesh
- When
- Sunday, December 21, 2025
- Where
- Assam, India
- Why
- To ensure an 'infiltration-free' Assam and due to the presence being 'detrimental to the interest of the general public' and 'internal security of the state'
Government
Opposition
Use of 1950 Act
Government
The government believes the 1950 Act is necessary to protect the state from illegal immigrants and preserve the rights of indigenous people.
Opposition
The opposition is concerned about the potential misuse of the 1950 law to target minorities and force them across the border.
- Number of immigrants sent back
- 19
- Locations of apprehension
- Nagaon and Karbi Anglong
- Act used for expulsion
- Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950
- Authority issuing orders
- District Commissioner and Senior Superintendent of Police
- Time given to leave
- 24 hours
- Frequency of expulsions
- 35-40 per week (as claimed by Sarma)
- Total declared foreigners missing in Assam
- Nearly 30,000
- Border length with Bangladesh
- 1,885 kilometers
Sources
Assam: 19 ‘illegal’ immigrants sent back to Bangladesh, says Himanta Sarma
'Bangladesh developments under close watch': Assam CM urges caution
"Doomsday Moment": 19 Illegal Immigrants Caught In Assam Sent To Bangladesh
Assam CM voices concern over atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh
Assam: Two women declared foreigners asked to leave country
