The Union government will identify illegal immigrants staying in any part of the country and deport them as per international law, Home Minister Amit Shah said in the Rajya Sabha on July 17. The government will identify illegal immigrants living on every inch of the country’s soil and will deport them as per the international law,” Mr. Shah said. We will detect all the illegal infiltrators living on every inch of our country and deport them as per the international law. We will get the data soon.”The government’s intention was to ensure that no illegal immigrant was registered under the NRC. Foreigner tribunals have also been set up to curb illegal stay of foreigners in India, he added.

Source: The Hindu July 17, 2019 11:26 UTC