Archive · 14 Dec 2025
Assam deports eight illegal immigrants under Operation Pushback
The Assam government in India recently sent back eight people who entered the country illegally.
The Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, shared this news on a social media platform called X. He also posted a picture of the people being deported and wrote a message in Sanskrit.
This message talks about being wise and careful, especially when dealing with enemies.
The government is doing this as part of a bigger plan called Operation Pushback.
This operation is to quickly send back people who have come to India from Bangladesh without proper permission.
Many people from Bangladesh have been living in India without the right papers, and the Indian government is trying to solve this problem.
Other states in India are also helping to find and send back these illegal immigrants.
The operation has been successful in making some people return to Bangladesh on their own.
Assam government deported eight illegal immigrants on December 12, 2025, under Operation Pushback.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shared the news on X, including a Sanskrit verse about wisdom and discretion.
Operation Pushback is a swift strategy to push back illegal Bangladeshi immigrants to the border.
Several Indian states, including Rajasthan, Tripura, and Odisha, are involved in identifying illegal immigrants.
As per 2016 data, there are more than 2 crore illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in India.
- Who
- Assam government, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
- What
- Deported eight illegal immigrants under Operation Pushback
- When
- December 12, 2025
- Where
- Assam, India
- Why
- To address the issue of illegal immigration, particularly from Bangladesh, due to the lack of cooperation from Bangladesh's unstable political situation
- Number of deported immigrants
- 8
- Date of deportation
- December 12, 2025
- Operation name
- Operation Pushback
- Estimated illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in India
- 2 crore (as per 2016 data)
- States involved in identification
- Rajasthan, Tripura, Odisha