The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has brought in a new deportation policy to speed up the identification and removal of illegal migrants.
- Task forces: District-level task forces are mandatory.
- Timeline: Verification of suspected foreign nationals within 90 days.
- Holding centres: To be set up with basic facilities; families will not be separated.
- Enforcement: Illegal documents will be cancelled and migrants blacklisted by the Bureau of Immigration.
- Legal backing: Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, which tightens enforcement and monitoring.