The Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party has ordered detention centres for undocumented migrants in West Bengal state, sparking fear of arbitrary expulsions.

West Bengal has directed all district magistrates to set up “Holding Centres” for detained foreigners and released foreign prisoners awaiting deportation, as part of efforts to…

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari had said that the BJP government will implement a ‘detect, delete, and deport’ strategy for alleged undocumented immigrants.

West Bengal authorities are establishing holding centres for foreigners apprehended for illegal stay. This move follows a policy announcement to detect, delete, and deport illegal…

India's ruling Hindu-nationalist party has ordered detention centres for undocumented Bangladeshis and Rohingyas in West Bengal state, sparking fear among minorities that it could…

Decision fuels anxiety among West Bengal’s roughly 35m Muslims; rights activists say deportations from Assam often based on ethnic profiling.

The Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party has ordered detention centres for undocumented migrants in West Bengal state, sparking fear of arbitrary expulsions.

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has directed authorities in West Bengal to establish detention centers for undocumented Bangladeshis and...

Suspected illegal immigrants are gathering at the Hakimpur border in West Bengal seeking to return to Bangladesh. This follows the state's new BJP government's announcement of a…

Hundreds of undocumented Bangladeshi nationals rushed to the West Bengal border, fearing detention under the state's new "detect-delete-deport" policy. The crackdown follows the…

Illegal Bangladeshi immigrants have started gathering in large numbers at multiple points along the Indo-Bangladesh border to return to Bangladesh amid opening of holding centres…