April 16, 1971: Britain Passes Law Criminalizing Chagos Islanders' Return to Homeland, After Ethnic Cleansing to Clear Islands for US Base
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16 April 1971, the United Kingdom issued a policy called BIOT Immigration Ordinance #1 which made it a criminal offense for those without military clearance to be on the islands without a permit.[11]