A total of 1,29,009 people were declared foreigners by various foreigners tribunals in Assam till October this year and 1,14,225 others were declared Indian citizens, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

The MoS also said among the foreigners deported this year, four were Bangladeshi nationals and two

were Afghans. “As per the information made available by the Assam Government, 1,14,225 people were declared Indian citizens by the foreigners tribunals in Assam as of October 2019,” he said in a written reply to a question. As per the information made available by the State Government, 1,29,009 people were declared foreigners by the tribunals in Assam, he said, adding, no child was declared foreigner.

A total of 4,68,905 matters were referred to the foreigners tribunals in Assam as of October 2019, he said.

All Foreigners Tribunals in Assam were constituted as per the provisions of The Foreigners Act, 1946 and The Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964.               

As many as 289 declared foreigners were detained in Assam in 2019 and 227 others were deported to their country of origin, Rai said in the Lok Sabha.

Replying to a written question, he said according to the information made available by the Assam Government, 181 declared foreigners and 44 convicted foreigners had completed more than three years in detention.

“As per the information made available by the Assam Government, 289 declared foreigners have been detained in 2019. Besides, 227 foreigners have been deported to the countries of their origin as on December 5, 2019,” the Minister said.

He added 290 women were declared as foreigners during the period and there was no incident of suicide in any detention camp for declared foreigners in Assam in the last six months.