The Angami Public Organisation (APO) has announced a set of resolutions that will bar Nagas within Angami jurisdiction from employing or renting property to people it describes as illegal immigrants, in phases from December 2026 to July 2027.

The resolutions were passed at a general meeting on September 4 at the Multipurpose Building, Kohima Village, and made public in an appeal dated October 7 addressed to all Naga tribal units in Kohima.

Under the first resolution, no Naga youth will be allowed after December 31, 2026 to work for illegal immigrants, as salespersons in shops or in any other capacity, within Angami jurisdiction. The Angami Youth Organisation (AYO) will take "necessary action" to enforce it.

The second resolution, effective after March 31, 2027, bars anyone from using the services of illegal immigrants as drivers, domestic workers or labourers. It also prohibits allowing them to use or operate a trade license, PAN card, Aadhaar card, SIM card, permit or bank account issued in an Angami's name. The AYO will enforce it.

The third resolution states that after July 31, 2027, no Angami shall rent a house or land to illegal immigrants. The AYO will enforce it in consultation with village councils and village youths.

The appeal cites the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR), 1873, which requires non-natives to hold an Inner Line Permit (ILP) to enter the area and restricts their acquisition of land. It notes that the Dimapur Sub-Division was declared a tribal belt in 1979, and that the regulation was extended to the erstwhile Dimapur district, now comprising Dimapur, Chümoukedima and Niuland, in December 2019. It also refers to a Home Department notification of August 14, 2025 issuing new ILP guidelines, but says implementation and enforcement have remained ineffective.

The APO claimed the state has seen an influx of illegal immigrants over the last three decades. It said a study by "various groups" found decadal growth of 20.44 percent among Nagaland's indigenous inhabitants against 181.67 percent among what it called illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, and projected the latter would outnumber the indigenous population before 2050. The appeal does not name the study, and the figures could not be independently verified.

The appeal, signed by APO President Thejao Vihienuo and General Secretary Keneilesa Neikha, says the APO is convinced the initiatives are in the interest of all Nagas and seeks “appreciation and support.”