Rian Andrianzah showed up for what he thought was a routine biometrics appointment in Philadelphia last month.⁠
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Instead, while his wife waited for him in another room, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested the Indonesian man and sent him to a Central Pennsylvania detention center.⁠
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He now faces deportation.⁠
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It’s part of a strategy shift by President Donald Trump’s administration to arrest green-card applicants, asylum seekers, and others who are going through legal processes to stay in the country, lawyers and advocates say.⁠
Meanwhile, members of the city’s Indonesian American community have responded quickly to Andrianzah’s arrest, raising thousands of dollars to support his family.⁠
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Reporter Jeff Gammage explains the case at the link in our bio.⁠
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📝 by Jeff Gammage / Staff⁠
📸 by Alejandro Alvarez / Staff