The Faculty of Law of Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara is ready to collaborate with the Technical Management Unit of the Immigration Detention Center in finding solutions to overcome the growing number of foreign refugees in Medan.
Dean of the Faculty of Law of UMSU, Dr. Faisal, S.H., M.Hum, said his party was open to collaborating, especially on refugee issues.
“We appreciate and thank the visit of the Head of UPT Redenim Medan to Fahum UMSU, he said, accompanied by FAHUM Vice-Dean I, Dr. Zainuddin, and Vice-Dean III Atika Rahmi, M.H when receiving a friendly visit from the Head of the Medan Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights Immigration Detention Center (RUDENIM) Sarsaralos Sivakkar, M.H, Wednesday (5/17).
Faisal stressed the importance of addressing the humanitarian issue of refugee waves stranded in different Indonesian maritime territories together. It is crucial to optimize the implementation of accepting foreign nationals who arrive in Indonesia as Asylum Seekers and refugees while still adhering to law enforcement. UMSU shares this view in line with the Faculty of Law UMSU’s tagline, which emphasizes dedication. Students can use UPT Redenim Medan’s services to conduct research, which is highly encouraged.
Dr. Faisal, S.H., M.Hum, said that his party also strongly supports the duties of the Medan IDC to overcome foreigners who become refugees in Indonesia. What is needed by the Rudenm is like the thoughts of the UMSU Faculty of Law lecturers.
Sarsaralos Sivakkar, M.H, Head of the Medan Regional Immigration Detention Center, expressed his appreciation for the Faculty of Law’s commitment to handling foreign refugees.
He explained that foreign refugees are currently a severe problem for Indonesia. The number is significant. Boat people from various countries are often stranded in Indonesian waters and handled to find solutions with various international institutions or agencies. In Medan, there is one UPT under the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia, namely the Rudenim, which handles the issue of refugees who are foreign nationals.
Redenim is a technical implementation unit (UPT) that carries out the Immigration Function as a temporary shelter for Foreigners subject to Immigration Administrative Action. During the visit, Sarsaralos Sivakkar, M.H, expressed his appreciation to the Faculty of Law UMSU for receiving the visit very friendly.
Sarsaralos said the visit to the Faculty of Law UMSU was related to law enforcement and handling refugees from abroad. The refugees are protected by the International Organization of Migrants (IOM) and coordinated with the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and IOM. In the handling by the Redenim, it requires thoughts from academics, mainly from lecturers of the Faculty of Law UMSU, to conduct research at the Medan IDC.
