Citing humanitarian concerns, the National Immigration Agency yesterday halted the deportation of three teenagers who were born in Indonesia, but raised in Taiwan.
The decision came hours after local media reported on the sisters’ plight.
Taipei Zhongshan Girls’ High School first-year student Hsiao Chiao (小喬) whose name was changed to protect her privacy said that she had been ordered to leave the country with her mother and two younger sisters.
When she was five years old, Hsiao Chiao immigrated to Taiwan with her mother and siblings on family visas connected to her father’s permanent residence status, she said.
After he was investigated