Hundreds of Indonesian citizens in America Threatened Deportation

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW HAMPSHIRE - About 100 Indonesian citizens (citizen) who lives in Garrison City, New Hampshire, threatened with deportation. Despite having lived in the city, also known as Dover's since the 20-something years ago, they were forced to leave their homes, jobs, and their families.

According to local media quoted in VOAnews, Thursday (2/2), for this reason citizens to live in America is due to avoid the violence between groups and enjoy the freedom of religion. According to the media, generally those facing deportation were all Christians, and tried to escape to America because of a conflict in the era of the 1990s.

WNI is considered violation of applicable regulations, the violation of a residence permit. According to William Hahn, a lawyer in Boston and often helps immigrants threatened with deportation Indonesia, to 95 citizen does not propose an extension of residence permits or asylum application within one year since their arrival.

William Hahn said the first group, consisting of 37 men and women, from 95 people who have been identified should be deported, was asked to leave the United States between December 20 and February 29. The rest were given permission to stay until November.