Assam, Mizoram develop anti-illegal immigration laws

• Assam government plans to issue Aadhaar cards to adult citizens only through District Commissioners (DCs) to prevent Bangladeshi nationals from acquiring them.

• Mizoram government plans to retain identity cards of Myanmar nationals to regulate movement across the border.

• Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the need to toughen the rules of issuing Aadhaar cards was discussed at a State Cabinet meeting.

• The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government has been working on plugging the vulnerabilities of Aadhaar since April.

• Four Assam districts had more Aadhaar cardholders than their projected population in September 2024.

• Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma proposed the confiscation of identity cards of Myanmar nationals who frequently cross the border into India amid the civil war in Myanmar.