Overview
- Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said anyone declared a foreigner by a Foreigners’ Tribunal will be pushed back within seven days to avoid delays from appeals.
- He reported that roughly 2,000 illegal foreigners were pushed back in recent months and noted a separate push-back of 18 people on Tuesday night.
- Officials are invoking the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950, which the Supreme Court has affirmed alongside Section 6A of the Citizenship Act.
- The state reiterated its commitment to fully implement the Assam Accord’s provisions on detection, deletion, and deportation of illegal foreigners.
- Authorities credited enhanced border surveillance and coordination with central forces for stronger enforcement, with the issue expected to feature prominently as Assam heads toward 2026 Assembly elections.