Why is Bangladesh’s verification needed to deport undocumented migrants: Supreme Court

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Why is Bangladesh’s verification needed to deport undocumented migrants: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Union government why it needed Dhaka to verify the identity of undocumented Bangladeshi migrants before deporting them, Live Law reported.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan was hearing a 2013 petition concerning undocumented immigrants being held indefinitely in “correctional homes” in West Bengal after serving sentences under the Foreigners Act.The Act allows the Union government to regulate…