“The second-largest number of foreigners deported or expelled is from Myanmar, followed by Nigerians,” Assam Accord Implementation Minister Atul Bora said in reply to a question from Congress MLA Abdur Rahim Ahmed. File
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Not all foreigners deported, expelled, or pushed back from Assam are Bangladeshi nationals.

The State government told the Assembly on Wednesday that 2,089 foreigners were deported from January 2016 to June 2026 for entering or staying in Assam illegally. Among these, 2,023 were from Bangladesh.

“The second-largest number of foreigners deported or expelled is from Myanmar, followed by Nigerians,” Assam Accord Implementation Minister Atul Bora said in reply to a question from Congress MLA Abdur Rahim Ahmed.

According to data provided by the Minister, who is also the president of the Asom Gana Parishad, the designated State authorities detected and deported 39 nationals from Myanmar and 18 from Nigeria, two each from Afghanistan, Russia, and Ukraine, and one each from Kenya, Pakistan, and Uganda over the past 10 years.

To another question from Raijor Dal chief and Sibsagar legislator Akhil Gogoi, the State government gave the religious break-up of those identified as foreigners in Assam till May 31, 2026.

The bulk of 1,72,673 such people identified were Muslims (1,11,414), while the remaining 61,259 included 61,189 Hindus and 70 Christians.

‘117 expelled’

Mr. Bora said 1,572 foreigners staying illegally in Assam were sent back to their home countries from 2025 to June 30, 2026 while 117 others were expelled during this period.

“We are sending back illegal foreigners to Bangladesh in accordance with a communication from the Ministry of Home Affairs on May 2, 2025,” he said.

Published - July 23, 2026 07:53 am IST