Indonesian UCC lay leader detained by ICE
Terry Rombot has faced religious persecution in his home country.
Terry Rombot, a United Church of Christ lay leader who faces religious persecution if sent back to his native Indonesia, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in August and threatened with deportation.
“With a quiet dedication, he has served his UCC church and community for many years,” said Sandra Pontoh, pastor of Maranatha Indonesian UCC, in Madbury, New Hampshire.
Rombot was part of a wave of Indonesians who came to the United States in the late 1990s when violence against Christians in Indonesia was at its worst. Many overstayed their visas and applied for asylum but never received it. Since then, about 70 undocumented people from Indonesia in New Hampshire have lived under supervision, checking in with ICE regularly.
