Overview
- District Commissioner Devashish Sharma invoked Section 2 of the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950 to order 15 people to leave India within 24 hours via specified Bangladesh-border routes.
- Nagaon police said the detainees, held at the Matia Transit Camp and an Assam Police battalion facility in Kokrajhar, were being escorted to the border in coordination with the BSF.
- The orders cite prior Foreigners’ Tribunal rulings—including some dating back decades—and declare the individuals’ presence detrimental to public interest and state security.
- Administrative directives accompany the expulsions, including deletion from electoral rolls, freezing of Aadhaar, cancellation of ration cards, and withdrawal of government benefits.
- One detainee, Hussain Ali, has challenged his detention in the Gauhati High Court, which has issued notices to central and state authorities as police proceed with removals; officials say four other cases are pending in court and not covered by the current orders.