Konon sebagian dari mereka membuat kesaksian palsu seakan-akan keselamatan jiwanya terancam di Indonesia. Padahal, tujuannya adalah agar bisa menetap di AS.
--- In proletar@yahoogroups.com, "Sunny" <ambon@...> wrote: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/nyregion/us-tells-72-indonesians-in-new-jersey-to-leave.html?_r=1&ref=asia > Canceling Stay, U.S. Orders 72 Indonesians in New Jersey to Leave > > Aaron Houston for The New York Times > Jacob Senewe, 9, of Edison, N.J., and his mother, Audrey Sondakh, at a > candlelight vigil on Monday in Highland Park for Indonesians facing > deportation. > > By KIRK SEMPLE > Published: December 6, 2011 > Two years ago, a community of Indonesians in central New Jersey was spared > deportation after a Protestant pastor brokered an unusual agreement with > immigration authorities that allowed them to stay in the country temporarily. > The agreement was clear: The Indonesians would be able to stay and work, but > the permission could be rescinded at any moment. > > > Follow @NYTMetro > Connect with @NYTMetro on Twitter for New York breaking news and headlines. > > Enlarge This Image > > Aaron Houston for The New York Times > Harry Pangenanan of Highland Park, N.J., listened as his daughter Jocelyn, 9, > read his letter to President Obama. > > The 72 Indonesians and their supporters, led by the Rev. Seth Kaper-Dale, had > appealed for the arrangement in the hope that with extra time, they would be > able to figure out a way to secure permanent legal status, either though the > courts or with the passage of immigration reform legislation in Washington. > > Immigrant advocates had hoped the deal signaled a broader use of humanitarian > release for illegal immigrants without criminal records and with deep ties to > the community. > > Now, though, the reprieve for the Indonesians is ending. > > In recent weeks, most of the Indonesians, many of whom fled persecution of > Christians in Indonesia years ago, have received letters from the Department > of Homeland Security ordering them to appear at the agencyâs Newark office, > a one-way ticket to Indonesia in hand. > > Their advocates have leapt into action, appealing to immigration officials > for continued lenience and lobbying members of the stateâs Legislature and > Congressional delegation to intervene. > > On Wednesday, Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney of New York and Frank > Pallone Jr. of New Jersey, both Democrats, plan to submit a bill that would > provide relief to many of the Indonesians. The bill would allow certain > Indonesians who fled persecution in their homeland between 1997 and 2002 to > resubmit asylum claims that had been denied because they missed a one-year > filing deadline. > > âIt feels so un-American to not make room to keep families together, > especially when folks came out of a time and place where there was tremendous > violence,â Mr. Kaper-Dale said in a telephone interview on Tuesday as he > led a 24-hour vigil and fast at his parish, the Reformed Church of Highland > Park, N.J., in support of the Indonesians. > > The advocates said the decision to end the so-called orders of supervision > was surprising in light of recent assurances by the Obama administration that > it would focus its enforcement strategy on illegal immigrants with criminal > records, while sparing those with strong ties to the community and no > criminal record. > > In June, senior officials at the Homeland Security Department announced a > policy to encourage immigration agents and lawyers to use prosecutorial > discretion when deciding whether to pursue deportation. The policy expanded > the factors immigration authorities can take into account in such decisions, > including how long an illegal immigrant has been in the United States and > whether the immigrant was brought to the country as a child. In addition, the > directive gave federal immigration lawyers the authority to dismiss > deportation proceedings against immigrants without serious criminal records. > > Last month, Homeland Security officials, seeking to speed deportation of > convicted criminals, said they would begin a review of all deportation cases > in the immigration courts and begin training enforcement agents and > government lawyers in the application of the new prosecutorial discretion > guidelines. > > Mr. Kaper-Dale said all the Indonesians he had been helping would seem to be > worthy candidates for this sort of relief. Most have been in the country for > at least a decade and have American-born children, steady jobs and no > criminal records, he said. > > Most of the Indonesians have filed requests for prosecutorial discretion, he > said. âIf these folks were good enough for discretion two years ago, why > arenât they good enough for discretion now?â the pastor asked. > > Officials at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an arm of Homeland > Security, would not explain on Tuesday why the orders of supervision were > ending now. In response to media inquiries, an agency spokesman issued a > statement saying that the agency was reviewing appeals âon a case-by-case > basis.â > > The orders of supervision allowed âindividuals to remain in the community > â" as opposed to in detention â" while they pursue legitimate forms of > immigration relief,â the statement said. > > On Tuesday, however, 12 of the Indonesians, responding to an immigration > agency order, appeared at the Newark office. They ignored demands that they > bring plane tickets, Mr. Kaper-Dale said. Agency officials told them to > return later this month and added that the agency would issue them plane > tickets, the pastor said. > > Among them was Grace Laloan, 42, who arrived in the United States in 2002 > with her husband. She said the couple, both Christians of Chinese descent, > had fled religious and ethnic persecution by the Muslim majority. They have > an American-born daughter, now 7, and work in factories, Ms. Laloan said. > > Officials told her they would inform her of her fate on Dec. 21. âI donât > know, maybe theyâre going to send me back,â Ms. Laloan said. âIt feels > bad because I want to stay here.â > > Under the terms of the bill proposed by Representatives Maloney and Pallone, > an applicant must be an Indonesian citizen; must have entered the United > States after Jan. 1, 1997, and before Nov. 30, 2002; must have had an asylum > application rejected because of a late filing; and must not have a criminal > record or be otherwise barred from receiving asylum, among other conditions. > > Mr. Kaper-Dale said more than 1,000 Indonesians might be affected by the > bill, including clusters in New York and New Hampshire for whom he helped > secure orders of supervision in 2010. > > âIt is our hope through a pending Congressional action, I.C.E. will stay > deportation proceedings,â Representative Maloney said in a statement. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Post message: prole...@egroups.com Subscribe : proletar-subscr...@egroups.com Unsubscribe : proletar-unsubscr...@egroups.com List owner : proletar-ow...@egroups.com Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! 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