Lhokseumawe, Aceh (Antara) - As many as 19 of 238 Bangladeshi immigrants, who were stranded among the displaced Rohingyas in North Aceh, Aceh Province, will be deported to their country by the local authority on June 11.
Head of Immigration Office of Lhokseumawe Akmal said here on Sunday the 19 Bangladesh nationals are to be deported by a commercial flight.
"They will depart from Lhokseumawe to Medan, North Sumatra. In Medan, the airplane will head to Malaysia before continuing its flight to Dhaka, Bangladesh," Akmal said.
Akmal said the office has received the documents of the 19 foreigners from the Bangladeshi Embassy in Indonesia that the deportation can proceed.
Meanwhile, the Embassy is still gathering data for the undocumented Bangladeshi nationals to make sure their identities.
The Immigration Office can only deport the immigrant if an official travel document is issued by the Embassy, Akmal said.
The office will only escort the immigrants to the airport, whereas the flight plan is managed by the Bangladeshi Government.
A total of 824 refugees belonging to Rohingya and Bangladeshi communities were recently rescued by the Acehnese fishermen from Tamiang and Langsa waters of Aceh Province. Forty-seven of them are being accommodated in Sungai Kurok Tiga Village, Seruway Sub-district, Aceh Tamiang District.
Currently, Aceh province is accommodating at least 1,722 refugees, comprising 1,239 males, 244 females and 238 children.(*)
