Summary: The Indian government has recently required their citizens to prove their citizenship. The National Register of Citizens is being used to obtain the information that proves each person in Assam is actually a citizen. Out of 33 million people in Assam, approximately 2 million have been deemed illegal. The government is only giving them 120 days to prove that they are legal citizens.

If these people cannot prove that they are legal citizens of Assam, they will be put in detention centers that are being made by the government. These centers will be spread throughout Assam, and the first one is about the size of seven soccer fields. The center will contain a school, hospital, and recreation area for the people inside. Also included will be an area for guards to live, a high wall with barbed wire to keep people in, and a watchtower.

Analysis: It seems unfair that the government of India will be making these detention centers for all these people to live in. It also seems very coincidental that the centers are being made just in time for the illegal citizens to be put in there. 120 days does not seem like enough time for nearly 2 million people to go through the process of proving their citizenship. With so many people going through the process at one time, the process will be backed up and not everyone will be able to prove their legitimate citizenship (assuming they are all legal). Isn’t it some sort of violation to only give these people 120 days? It seems that the government should be required to give these people more time. Will there even be a need for 10 of these centers? Maybe they won’t even need that many.

Link (Reference): https://www.businessinsider.com/india-building-mass-detention-center-illegal-immigrants-assam-citizenship-2019-9