Indonesians in US fear deportation amid Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants

Last week, Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that an Indonesian student was deported in February while reporting to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in San Francisco for allegedly failing to maintain an active student status.

Additionally, US authorities have arrested two Indonesians in Atlanta and one in New York. All three are awaiting trial to determine their immigration status. The Atlanta detainees – a husband and wife – were scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, according to the ministry.

Ida Bagus Made Bimantara, chargé d’affaires ad interim at the Indonesian embassy in Washington, told This Week in Asia on Wednesday that he had not heard the trial outcome for the Indonesian detainees in Atlanta, “but we are monitoring it.”

Authorities also arrested another Indonesian in Los Angeles, he said.