Overview

• The Delhi Police on July 7 announced that 29 individuals found without valid visas in Dwarka during June operations have been deported.
• Eighteen of the deportees were Bangladeshi nationals and 11 were from African countries such as Nigeria, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Benin and Tanzania.
• The sweep was led by the Special Staff along with local stations including Dabri and Mohan Garden based on intelligence gathering about illegal residents.
• All those detained were presented to the Foreigners Regional Registration Office, which issued formal deportation orders and sent them to a detention centre.
• Deputy Commissioner Ankit Singh said the crackdown aims to ease strains on public resources and signalled that similar operations will continue.