The Unwanted: Indian Government Threatens to Deport Rohingya Refugees to Myanmar
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Last week, the Indian central government directed state authorities to deport illegal immigrants from India, including Rohingyas, a Muslim ethnic minority that is in danger of persecution in their home country of Myanmar, The Times of India reported.
About 40,000 Rohingyas have fled to India after being rejected from their home country and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has issued identification cards to about 16,500 Rohingyas to prevent them from being harassed, arbitrarily arrested, detained or deported.
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