Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha informed the Assembly that 3,518 illegal immigrants were detained in the state over the past three years, of whom 2,739 were pushed back to their countries. Replying to a calling-attention notice by TIPRA Motha MLA Ranjit Debbarma, he said security agencies, in coordination with central forces, have intensified surveillance along the 856 km international border.

Providing details, Saha said in 2022, 982 illegal entrants were caught, followed by 1,072 in 2023, 1,007 in 2024, and 412 till August 2025. Among them were Bangladeshis, Rohingyas, and a few nationals from Nigeria and France. Push-back operations saw 911 sent back in 2022, 657 in 2023, 690 in 2024, and 481 till August 2025.

The CM highlighted that a three-tier border security system is in place w

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