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India's immigrant crackdown leaves nearly 2 million in limbo

Season 2020 Episode 57 | 10m 09s

Immigration from Bangladesh into India's northeastern state of Assam has long been a contentious issue, often boiling over into violence. Last year the government declared nearly 2 million people there to be non-citizens in an effort that has been widely criticized. Many now fear similar measures across the country. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

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