The Union government has directed all states and Union Territories to set up detention centres “for the purpose of restricting the movement” of undocumented migrants till they are deported.
The directions were part of the Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025, notified by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday.
The order was notified under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, which was passed by the Parliament in April, replacing the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920, the Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939, the Foreigners Act, 1946 and the Immigration Carriers’ Liability Act, 2000.
Under the order, the Centre and state governments have been directed to “take steps to detect illegal migrants in India” from “time to time” by examining foreigners, inspecting any aircraft or other mode of transport if the authorities believe that an undocumented migrant is travelling in it and inspecting any premises.
If an undocumented migrant is found in the country, they “shall be imposed with restrictions on movement in a holding centre or camp”, said the order, adding that authorities should take “appropriate steps” to deport them.
With the notification of the order, the Union government has also given foreigners tribunals the powers to summon any person and issue an arrest warrant against them if they fail to appear before it.
Though the order is applicable...
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