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37 Indonesian Christians to Be Deported From US This Month
February 03, 2012

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stepriverfifty
1:13am Mar 4, 2012

"He said the state guarantees religious freedom in Indonesia,"

hahahahaha.


jokoku
7:19am Feb 6, 2012

no body will procute you... our jail is full... dont care about this "non patriotic" citizen who think live in other countries is better compare to work hard in their home country.

justapasserby
5:32pm Feb 5, 2012

yeah, some problematic churches out of nearly 30.000 mostly peaceful other churches.


DrDez
3:05pm Feb 5, 2012

calling JPB a decent and tolerant peaceful Indonesian is like calling Jack the Ripper a jolly nice chap

JPB.. They have the law on their side proven time and time again - stop telling lies to justify your hatred and that of many of your kindred.

UN report over 700 churches attacked in recent years by Islamic groups, our own govt reported 168 cases last year alone (not counting the other minorities or atheists)... nope no issue really its just those foreigners undermining Islam again


VinegarJoe
3:45am Feb 5, 2012

They should have claimed they're gay. Obama says there are no problems between Islam and other religions in Indonesia.......can't contradict him, now can we?

A group of Indonesian Christians to be deported from the United States despite voicing fears of religious persecution at home are scheduled to return on Feb. 29, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

That group of 37 will be joined by 58 more in November, Foreign Ministry spokesman Michael Tene said.

The 95 Indonesians, who spent the last 20 years in Garrison City, New Hampshire, are joining at least 70 more of their countrymen living in New Jersey who received similar notices from US immigration authorities.

They had all been petitioning US officials for a bill that would allow them to reapply for asylum after missing a key cut-off date.

Tene on Friday urged the citizens to abide by US laws.

“These are our citizens who have entered the US and their stay permits have expired. Therefore, we appeal to them to abide by the existing rules,” he said.

Tene also said that their fears of being persecuted at home were not a valid reason for the Indonesians to seek asylum in the United States.

“Their reasons are not true because no one is threatening their religious freedom in Indonesia.”

He said the state guarantees religious freedom in Indonesia, and that cases of religious persecution were isolated incidents.

“There has never been a conscious or systematic effort to suppress minority groups. All kinds of groups and religions are allowed to exist in Indonesia,” he said.

Many Indonesian Christians came to the US in the late 1990s but made the mistake of waiting for more than a year to apply for asylum.

Many have benefited from a conditional agreement with US immigration authorities that has allowed them to live and work legally in the country for years.

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