Move to expel illegal immigrants will exacerbate devout tensions and prove ‘legally,procedurally and practically impossible’ to enforce, claim activistsA scheme by the Indian government to deport tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees will increase harassment of the persecuted Muslim minority while proving impossible to implement, or activists have warned. Earlier this month,India’s ministry of domestic affairs sent a letter to each of the country’s state governments asking them to identify and deport all illegal immigrants, including Rohingya refugees. Related: Myanmar may be seeking to expel all Rohingya, and says UN We fled to India to save our lives. The authorities should not send us back to Burma,where our lives will be at riskTo deport the Rohingya, who took refuge in India only to secure their lives and survive, and is cruelContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com