India pushing back ‘illegal’ immigrants to Bangladesh
The Hindu
160 undocumented migrants from Bangladesh were flown on an Indian Air Force plane to Agartala from Ghaziabad on May 25, 2025 to be sent across to the neighbouring country
As many as 160 undocumented migrants from Bangladesh were flown on an Indian Air Force (IAF) plane to Agartala from Ghaziabad on Sunday (May 25, 2025) to be sent across to the neighbouring country, a senior government official told The Hindu.
The special flight took off from Ghaziabad and landed at the Agartala airport on Sunday (May 25, 2025).
The migrants included women and children who were detained by the Delhi Police from outer Delhi last week during a drive to identify illegal immigrants. The official said that the transportation is in line with the government’s decision to send the undocumented migrants to Bangladesh rather than wait for the deportation process which is “lengthy”.
Following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, 2025, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the States to intensify the drive against undocumented migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar. The Hindu reported first on May 14 that the government was sending the migrants across the Bangladesh border for over the past one month. More than 500 migrants have been sent across the eastern border so far. On May 17, 2025, around 140 undocumented migrants from Rajasthan were flown to Agartala on an Air India plane and sent to Bangladesh.
Earlier, on May 4, 2025, two Air India planes transported 300 undocumented migrants, including 200 women and children, who were earlier detained in Gujarat, to Agartala and subsequently sent to Bangladesh via the land border.
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