Archive · 26 Jun 2025
Assam Students Protest Detentions, Pushbacks of Suspected Foreigners
A student group in Assam is upset with how the government is finding and sending away people they think are living there illegally.
They say the government is wrongly detaining Indian citizens and sending them away too.
They protested and went to court to stop this.
The government says they are cracking down on illegal immigrants.
The students want the government to follow the rules and protect Indian citizens.
ABMSU protested against the detention of suspected foreigners and 'illegal pushbacks' in Assam.
The ABMSU alleges Indian citizens are being wrongly targeted as illegal foreigners.
The student organization moved the Gauhati High Court over alleged harassment.
The ABMSU submitted a memorandum to the CM seeking redressal of the issue.
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that operations against illegal infiltrators have intensified.
- Who
- All Bodoland Territorial Council Minority Students' Union (ABMSU) and Assam government.
- What
- Protests and legal action against detention and deportation of suspected illegal foreigners.
- When
- Wednesday's protest and court filing happened recently
- Where
- Assam, specifically Guwahati and the Bodoland Territorial Region.
- Why
- To protest alleged wrongful detention and pushbacks of Indian citizens in the name of identifying illegal foreigners.
ABMSU
Government
Targeted Population
ABMSU
Indian citizens are being wrongly detained and pushed back.
Government
The government is targeting illegal immigrants.
Treatment of People
ABMSU
Harassment is being meted out to the minority Muslim community.
Government
Illegal infiltrators have gone scot-free for far too long.
- Protesting Group
- All Bodoland Territorial Council Minority Students’ Union (ABMSU)
- Protest Location
- Guwahati, Assam
- Key Complaint
- Wrongful detention and pushback of Indian citizens
- Legal Action
- Gauhati High Court
- CM's Stance
- Intensified operations against illegal infiltrators
