NEW DELHI: The government has moved to set up e-Foreigners Tribunal (FT) that will have details of illegal migrants, their biometrics and legacy data, to be made available to various agencies, including the foreigner’s tribunal. It will first focus on Assam and then to other parts of the country, officials said.The creation of IT automation of e-FT application for detection, detention and deportation of illegal migrants was reviewed by union home secretary Rajiv Gauba, ET has learnt. Highlighting the threats from illegal migrants, President Ram Nath Kovind in his joint address to both Houses of Parliament had said, “Illegal infiltrators pose a major threat to our internal security. This is leading to social imbalance in many parts of the country, as well as putting a huge pressure on limited livelihood opportunities. Some 3.29 crore persons had applied for inclusion in the NRC and 2.9 crore were found to be eligible.

Source: Economic Times July 02, 2019 17:48 UTC