Directorate General of Immigration's Strategy in the Role of Border Security: An Index Study of Immigration Security

Abstract

Global migration crossing national borders impacts national security, prompting societies to seek security from cross-border challenges. Enhancing security is vital due to threats such as illegal immigration, transnational crime, smuggling, trafficking, terrorism, and refugees threatening Indonesia's sovereignty. The Directorate General of Immigration's strategic planning focuses on achieving security stability through immigration. This research aims to determine the border security strategy implemented by the Directorate General of Immigration against state security threats using the immigration security index. This study employs a qualitative approach, including interviews, observations, and document analysis, to examine the achievements of the immigration security index and explore the implementation of border security strategies. The immigration security index serves as a performance indicator to detect and prevent threats within immigration functions. Key elements of this index include intelligence, investigation, Immigration Administrative Action (TAK), supervision, complaints, and prevention, which are all influenced by border conditions. The measurement results from this index provide insights into the effectiveness of the Directorate General of Immigration's strategies and guide policy formulation for enhancing border security. The findings indicate that through enhanced prevention, supervision, and enforcement of immigration policies, national resilience can be significantly strengthened.