Overview

• The Ministry of Home Affairs has mandated all states and union territories to identify and deport illegal migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar within 30 days.
• Special Task Forces (STFs) are being formed at the district level to collect biometric and demographic data of suspected migrants and verify their citizenship claims.
• Detention centres are being established to hold individuals awaiting deportation, with Rajasthan already transferring 148 suspected migrants to West Bengal for further processing.
• The operation includes uploading verified migrant data to the national Foreigners’ Identification Portal and handing over confirmed cases to central security agencies for deportation.
• This expedited process follows recent terror incidents, including the April 22 Pahalgam attack, prompting the government to tighten immigration enforcement.