Overview
- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath instructed all district magistrates to identify illegal immigrants and act under existing rules.
- Every district is to set up a temporary detention centre to hold foreign nationals while identity and nationality are verified with central agencies and foreign missions.
- Officials say the facilities are non-punitive holding centres, with deportation to follow due legal process under established procedures.
- The push aligns with the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision, which runs enumeration through December 4, draft rolls on December 9, and final rolls on February 7, 2026.
- Opposition leader Ajay Rai criticized the move as performative, while reports note UP’s open border with Nepal and that states such as Assam, Karnataka and Delhi already operate such centres.