The law’s passage has triggered protests across India, but Assam, the center of a decades-old movement against illegal immigrants, has seen the highest toll. The citizenship law follows a contentious citizenship registry process in Assam intended to weed out people who immigrated illegally. AdvertisementThe Citizenship Amendment Bill could provide protection and a fast track to naturalization for many of the Hindus left off Assam’s citizenship list. Bangladesh has repeatedly said that it would not accept anyone India determines to be a foreigner, but on Sunday, foreign minister A.K. Abdul Momen said it has asked the Modi government for details on Bangladeshis living illegally in India so that they could be repatriated.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 16, 2019 10:07 UTC