The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs has set a 30-day deadline for Indian states to verify the credentials of suspected illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar who claim to be Indian citizens.
Any person whose documents are not verified in 30 days will face deportation, says the Indian Express.
In a set of instructions issued this month, the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs asked states and UTs to invoke their statutory powers to detect, identify and deport illegal immigrants.
They have also been asked to establish sufficient district-level detention centers to hold individuals pending deportation.
The instructions are part of the Centre's renewed push against undocumented, illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar.