Rohingyas held for illegal stay by obtaining ID cards

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INDIAN EXPRESS

Published: 18th April 2019

By Express News Service

The three men -- Mohd Ibrahim(25), Noor-ul-Ameen(34), Shaik Azhar(28) -- are all natives of Buthidaung in Rakhine state, Myanmar. They were staying in Bahadurpura in the city.  

The three Rohingya men who were apprehended by Hyderabad police on Wednesday | Express

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Task Force sleuths on Wednesday apprehended three Rohingya refugees for illegal stay in the country. In what has come as a shock to many, the refugees were found have illegally obtained identity cards and avail the benefits of government schemes. One of the refugee’s wife had even availed the benefits of KCR Kits.

700 illegals set for 3rd-country resettlement

The Himalayan
Published: March 06, 2019

300 Rohingayas, 400 Africans likely to get exit permits

Shelters made of corrugated metal by the Rohingya refugees are pictured in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Kathmandu, March 5
The government is preparing to grant exit permits to around 700 illegal immigrants for resettlement in third countries.

According to Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs Prem Kumar Rai, a proposal to grant exit permits to at least 167 illegal immigrants has already been forwarded to the Cabinet. “The ministry has forwarded the proposal at the request of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees,” Rai told THT.