Guwahati, June 9 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that 330 illegal immigrants have been deported as part of a new crackdown.

The deportations were done under the Immigrants Expulsion from Assam Act, 1950. This comes after a 2024 Supreme Court ruling that set 1971 as the cut-off year for citizenship in Assam. The ruling also allows the state to take action without going through the Foreigners Tribunal.

"The court confirmed that the 1950 law is still active. District Commissioners can now remove anyone suspected of being a foreigner," Sarma said in the Assembly.

When asked by the Leader of Opposition, Debabrata Saikia, Sarma said that none of the 330 deported people have returned. Some were sent back even though...