RP to deport four Indonesians

RP to deport four Indonesians

PHILIPPINES: The Philippines will deport four Indonesians arrested for attempting to use fake visas to go to the United States, an immigration official said on Wednesday.

The Indonesians - identified as Kian Lim Lie, Kusningsih Nji Sian, Supandi and Yudhi Sulistiyono - were arrested separately on June 7 and 10 at Manila's international airport.

"The Indonesians were all apprehended for using spurious travel documents in attempting to leave for the U.S.," said Alipio Fernandez, head of the Bureau of Immigration.

Fernandez said the arrest "again foiled attempts by human trafficking syndicates to use Manila as a jump-off point in smuggling illegal aliens to other countries".

He said the four Indonesians have been charged with violating the country's immigration laws, and the immigration bureau "will soon order their deportation".

The four will also be included in the bureau's blacklist to prevent them from returning to the Philippines. -- DPA