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 and the 'Detect, Delete and Deportation' policy of the newly formed West Bengal government. North 24 Parganas and Malda districts are witnessing such scenes as the anti-infiltration drive in the state builds up.

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…

Adhikari ordered a crackdown on illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and asked the state police to detain them and hand them over to the BSF for deportation | India News

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

West Bengal mandates districts to establish holding centres for detaining illegal foreigners, aligning with a new deportation policy.

A notification issued by the Home and Hill Affairs Department on Saturday referred to guidelines of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). | India News

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…

Amid West Bengal's intensified anti-infiltration drive, a crowd assembled at the Hakimpur border in North 24 Parganas, reportedly seeking to return to Bangladesh.

SWARUPNAGAR/KOLKATA: Hundreds of Bangladeshis without the documents required to stay in India made a bee-line for the Bithari-Hakimpur border exit in Bengal's North 24 Parganas on…

JALANGI/BARUIPUR/PALASHIPARA: A day after holding centres for illegal foreigners, including Bangladeshis and Rohingya immigrants, debuted in Murshidabad and Malda, seven more…

Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said those found to be Bangladeshi nationals should leave the country voluntarily. | India News

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…

Hundreds gather at West Bengal's Hakimpur border as the BJP government enforces a crackdown on illegal Bangladeshi migrants.

Illegal migrants flock to Bangladesh border to return as West Bengal starts deportation drive

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…

The BJP government in Bengal ordered holding centres for undocumented migrants, acting on its “detect, delete and deport” poll promise. | India News

NEW DELHI: Hundreds of people in India’s border region with Bangladesh have fled to the frontier, police said Wednesday, after the government ordered the construction of detention…

Migrants in holding centres to be handed over to India's BSF and returned to Bangladesh, says police officer.

Hundreds of people are gathering at Hakimpur checkpost in North 24 Parganas district. They are trying to return to Bangladesh after a crackdown on illegal immigrants. Some have…