I M M I G R ATIO N L AW, L EG AL STAT US, AND D O C U MENTATI O N Cabinet Division Notifications: Notification No. 3.00.0000.522.125.93.16.47 dated 26 January 2017 Notification No. 04.00.0000.522.125.04.18-129 dated 13 November 2019 S UMMARY These notices issued by the Cabinet Division instruct local authorities to form committees in Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, and the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), and subsequently in all districts of Bangladesh, to “Identify Illegal Immigrants of Myanmar (Rohingya)” living in Bangladesh beyond the camps in Cox’s Bazar and to arrange for their return to the camps.19 AP PL ICAB IL IT Y TO RO H I NGYA The Notification dated January 2017 applies exclusively to Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, and the CHT. The Notification dated November 2019 instructs that similar committees be formed at the district and upazila level in the remaining districts of Bangladesh. P ROTECTIO N N OT ES These notifications do not make reference to any lawful order under which Rohingya refugees found outside of the camps in Cox’s Bazar are to be forced to return to them, instead referring only vaguely to a “designated area” from which Rohingya individuals should not be allowed to leave. It remains unclear whether or not the GoB has issued orders under Section 3.2.e.i of the Foreigners Act to require that members of the Rohingya community reside and remain within the camps. 19 BE YOND REFU GE: ADVANCING LEG AL PROTECTIONS FOR ROHINGYA C OMMUNITIES IN BANGL ADESH