Agency halts deportation of teens raised in TaiwanBy Liu Ching-hou, Wu Po-hsuan and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporters, with staff writerCiting humanitarian concerns, the National Immigration Agency yesterday halted the deportation of three teenagers who were born in Indonesia, but raised in Taiwan. After he was investigated for bank fraud, her father accepted a deal to be deported in exchange for deferred prosecution, Hsiao Chiao said. Immigration officials last month told her father that he must leave Taiwan by Feb. 8 and his family must leave a month later, she said. Hsiao Chiao added that she was eligible for permanent residency and would have applied for it, but did not due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The deportation of the father for his involvement in criminal activity would continue, the official said, citing the Immigration Act (出國及移民法).

Source: Taipei Times January 28, 2022 22:16 UTC