Will skip tribunals, use 1950 law to deport immigrants: Himanta
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma said the state government will no longer be required to rely on Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) to identify and deport illegal immigrants. Sarma added that the state government will use Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Order, 1950 to expedite the process. The law empowers district commissioners to issue immediate expulsion orders.