In a significant move, police in Assam's Barpeta district sent 28 foreigners 'declared illegal' by the Foreigners' Tribunals to the transit camp at Matia in Goalpara district.
The Assam government said that 47,928 illegal immigrants were detected in the state during the period between 1971 and 2014 and out of them 43 per cent are Hindus.
A total of 1,31,649 people who illegally entered Assam have been identified as foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunals of State since 2001. Out of these, 3,100 persons were deported who were declared and convicted as foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunals of the state, said Assam Chief Minist
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 16 (ANI): The Assam government on Friday decided to discontinue services of 200 additional members of Foreigners' Tribunals who were appointed to clear claims of the people who left out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Sunday said that pending cases of doubtful voters in Assam in Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) are 83,008 and the number of people declared as foreigners in Assam from the year 2015 to June 30, 2020, are 86,
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 : The Left parties on Thursday demanded a judicial mechanism above the foreigners' tribunals to hear the appeals concerning the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The Central on Tuesday said that Foreigners Tribunals are "applicable to the whole country" and not just a specific state.