A total of 52 people — 51 declared foreigners and one newly identified illegal immigrant — were expelled from India between December 20, 2025, and January 31, 2026, under the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950, Assam Accord Implementation Minister Atul Bora told the Assembly. In response to an Assembly question from Asom Gana Parishad MLA Ramendra Narayan Kalita, Bora said an additional 1,421 illegal foreigners were “sent back” in line with directives from the Ministry of Home Affairs during the period February 1, 2025, to January 31, 2026.
Bora told the House that more than 1.70 lakh illegal foreigners have been detected in Assam so far under provisions of the Assam Accord, and roughly 31,000 people have been pushed back over the past four decades. He gave a category-wise break-up, saying 137,152 illegal immigrants who entered Assam after March 24, 1971, up to December 31, 2025, and another 33,485 who arrived between 1966 and 1971 have been identified and declared as foreigners.
On historical repatriation, Bora said 29,663 illegal foreigners were repatriated through a “push back” mechanism from 1985 to March 12, 2013. Between March 13, 2013, and January 31, 2026, 468 individuals were sent back through the deportation process, including 458 convicted foreigners and 10 declared foreigners, he added.
Turning to border management, Bora said fencing along the India–Bangladesh boundary in Assam has been “almost completed,” except for a 4.35-km stretch in Sribhumi district where objections were raised by the Border Guard Bangladesh. Barbed wire fencing has been erected along 228.541 km, he said, while remaining unfenced segments are mainly riverine and are being monitored under the Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) by the Border Security Force (BSF). Assam’s boundary with Bangladesh measures 267.5 km across Dhubri, South Salmara–Mankachar, Cachar and Sribhumi districts, the minister noted.
Replying to a separate question from Congress MLA Debabrata Saikia, Bora said the Bangladesh border in Assam is guarded by 91 BSF border outposts (BOPs), supported by 14 Assam Police BOPs as a second line of defence and 14 patrol posts. He added that the state is in the process of establishing 13 more Assam Police BOPs and 12 border police stations.
On the implementation of recommendations from the Justice (retd) Biplab Sharma Committee on Clause 6 of the Assam Accord — which deals with constitutional safeguards for the people of Assam — Bora said the State government received the committee’s report on behalf of the Centre. Of 67 recommendations, 52 fall within the State’s purview and steps for their implementation have already begun; “The Central government has been approached for implementation of the remaining 15 recommendations under its jurisdiction,” the minister said.
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Publish Date: 2026-02-18 20:05:00
