The refugees had been held in prison since 2012 for illegally entering India, after they fled communal riots in Rakhine State.[118][119] The deportation went forward despite warnings by the United Nations, which cited inadequate conditions for repatriation.[120] There remains an estimated 18,000 Rohingya asylum seekers in India, most of whom were smuggled into the country illegally and made their way to cities with significant Muslim populations like Hyderabad and Jammu.[121]