(a) whether the Government has received any reports indicating the heightened presence of illegal migrants from Bangladesh in Kerala;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has received intelligence inputs in this regard;
(d) whether the State Government of Kerala has requested for any assistance to find these illegal migrants; and
(e) if so, the response of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a) to (c): Illegal immigrants enter into the country without valid travel documents in a clandestine and surreptitious manner. Detection, detention and deportation of such illegally staying foreign nationals, including Bangladeshi nationals, is an ongoing process. Central Government is vested with powers to detain a foreign national staying illegally in the country under section 3 (2) (e) of The Foreigners Act, 1946 and to deport such a foreign national under Section 3(2)(c) of The Foreigners Act, 1946. These powers to
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detain and deport illegally staying foreign nationals have also been entrusted under Article 258(1) of the Constitution of India to the State Governments including that of Kerala.
(d) to (e) : - As per information available, no such request has been received from the Government of Kerala.
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