Assam Orders 15 'Declared Foreigners' to Leave India in 24 Hours

• Assam's Nagaon district issued an ultimatum to 15 'declared foreigners' to leave India within 24 hours.
• These individuals, including six women, were deemed illegal immigrants from Bangladesh by tribunals since 1990.
• The directive, issued by DC Devashish Sarma, invokes the dormant 1950 Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act.
• Non-compliance will lead to government-enforced removal via specified routes like Dhubri/Sribhumi/South Salmara-Mankachar.
• The Assam cabinet recently approved a Standard Operating Procedure for the 1950 Act, originally for curbing migration from East Pakistan.

Why It Matters: Assam revives a 1950 Act, ordering 15 'foreigners' to exit India within 24 hours.