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Thailand is revising its immigration legislation to expedite the removal of foreign offenders, addressing delays that have left detainees in custody for extended periods. The overhaul follows concerns about security gaps created by a 60-day visa exemption scheme.
India has deported approximately 5,000 Bangladeshi nationals following the BJP's decisive victory in West Bengal elections. The Hindu-nationalist party campaigned on a pledge to detect and expel undocumented migrants from the border state.
Cambodia's General Department of Immigration has dismissed circulating online reports alleging the government is targeting African nationals for deportation, calling the forged documents completely false.
India's Hindu-nationalist ruling party has directed the establishment of detention centres for undocumented migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar in West Bengal state, alarming minority groups over potential mass expulsions.
Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares says Spanish nationals from a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla seized by Israel will be deported through Türkiye. The Global Sumud convoy of 50 vessels carrying 428 people from 44 nations was intercepted while attempting to breach the Gaza blockade.