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Indonesian Christians Caught in Trump Immigration Crackdown
NBC ^ | Oct 16 2017 | staffer

Posted on 10/18/2017, 10:11:42 AM by Postman Pat

Since fleeing deadly violence in Indonesia two decades ago, Meldy and Eva Lumangkun built a life in suburban New Hampshire and raised four children, their illegal status long tolerated by U.S. immigration authorities.

But when they showed up at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Manchester in August for their regular check-in, they were told to buy one-way tickets back to Indonesia and get out of the United States in two months.

"We are afraid to go home. We fear for the safety of our children," Meldy Lumangkun said after an October meeting with ICE officials in Manchester. "Here our children can live safely."

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


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1 posted on 10/18/2017, 10:11:42 AM by Postman Pat
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To: Postman Pat

Why did they not put in for a green card, or refugee status?


2 posted on 10/18/2017, 10:14:05 AM by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: Postman Pat

20 years here???

What the F have they been doing besides not hiring an immigration lawyer and figuring out how to get legal status?


3 posted on 10/18/2017, 10:24:44 AM by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Postman Pat

Interesting how all of a sudden, the fate of Christians has become a topic of sympathy for NBC........


4 posted on 10/18/2017, 10:40:13 AM by Be Careful
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To: Jemian

Ping.


5 posted on 10/18/2017, 10:43:06 AM by lysie
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To: Be Careful

I try to check previous posts to see if anyone has already said what I wanted to say.

You said it!


6 posted on 10/18/2017, 10:58:50 AM by airborne (I don't always scream at the TV but when I do it's hockey playoffs season!)
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To: Be Careful

I was thinking that too.


7 posted on 10/18/2017, 11:11:01 AM by Postman Pat
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To: Postman Pat

OK, I favor amnesty for persecuted Christians from majority Muslim countries in exchange for a moratorium on other legal immigration. Somehow, I don’t think that’s what the liberals who wrote this story had in mind.


8 posted on 10/18/2017, 11:20:43 AM by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: Postman Pat

And, SUDDENLY, NBC is concerned about persecuted Christians!


9 posted on 10/18/2017, 11:48:23 AM by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: Postman Pat

Afraid to go home what utter bs. I know people that go there, white Americans.


10 posted on 10/18/2017, 12:26:48 PM by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Be Careful

Because they think by highlighting it, Christians for Trump will be sympathetic. I’ll only speak for myself: I’m not sympathetic.


11 posted on 10/18/2017, 12:35:09 PM by miss marmelstein
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To: Darteaus94025

I wonder how many hours NBC spent tracking down the only two illegals (out of millions) the Trump supports may find deportation objectionable?


12 posted on 10/18/2017, 4:29:08 PM by CoastWatcher
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