Overview
- Prestone Tynsong told the Assembly that detections cover January 2021 through February 3, 2026, with all cases prosecuted under relevant provisions.
- Authorities operate 18 anti-infiltration checkposts and gates plus a land customs station, backed by special squads in every district and 11 district task forces.
- A state-level committee is coordinating identification and removals, while an opposition MLA questioned verification and rapid labour-licensing after a December 2025 case.
- The state is enforcing the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and has operationalised the MRSSA, 2016 in selected East Khasi Hills localities.
- Deportations follow sentence completion and issuance of Bangladeshi travel permits, with challenges underscored by a 443-km border of which 76 km remains unfenced.