New Delhi, June 5 -- The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the possible deportation of two women -- Saleha Khatun and Sarbhanu Begum -- who are alleged to have been detained after being declared foreigners by a Foreigners Tribunal in Assam. Both women have been lodged in the Goalpara Detention Centre since March 2026.

A vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and V. Mohana also issued notice to the Union Government and sought its response on petitions filed by four women, including the two detainees, who have been declared foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunal.

The Court has listed the case for further hearing on July 16. In the meantime, the Court directed that if the two detainees continue to remain in detention, they shall not be deporte...