Taking cognizance of reports that there was a "spurt" in the number of illegal immigrants in Delhi, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has issued instructions to police to remain "extra vigilant" and conduct a month-long drive to identify them.
A day after the first phase of polling, BJP MP Anurag Thakur attacked the ruling INDIA bloc in Jharkhand and said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has promised gas cylinders to the "illegal immigrants".
Trump during his presidential campaign against his Deomcratic rival Kamala Harris had said that he would run the largest deportation programme in the history of the United States and vowed to deport illegal immigrants.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress of supporting illegal Bangladeshi immigrants for vote bank politics.
Taking to X, he said, "We are intensifying efforts to remove illegal immigrants from Assam. The State Government is initiating a series of coordinated actions that include enhanced surveillance, closer coordination with central agencies, and additional deployment of force, among others."
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.
In a letter sent to the Union Home Minister, NESO said that, at this juncture, it is also imperative for the Government of India to ensure that the border between North East India and Bangladesh is thoroughly and strictly manned to detect attempted illegal migration from across the border.
Tripura Railway Police in last 1.5 years detained as many as 434 illegal immigrants on the move from different railway stations and running trains, a senior Railway Police official said. The official further explained that illegal immigrants are basically of two types--Bangladeshi Nationals