Overview

• On May 28, AIUDF legislators led by MLA Aminul Islam submitted a memorandum to Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya calling for a shift from the pushback model to a legally grounded deportation process.
• Aminul Islam reported that 14 individuals expelled from South Salmara-Mankachar remain stranded in the border neutral strip without acceptance by India or Bangladesh.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma earlier this month announced the abandonment of court proceedings in favor of direct pushbacks for those deemed illegal immigrants.
• The AIUDF alleges that the crackdown has fostered fear among Indian Muslims by wrongly branding documented citizens as foreigners and subjecting them to harassment.
• The party is demanding transparent citizenship verification, work permits for unreturned deportees and accountability for wrongful detentions by security forces and tribunals.