After moving to the United States in 2015, Mr. Harsono received a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from Southwest Minnesota State University, which he attended with a scholarship funded by the Indonesian government. During his years in America, Mr. Harsono said he pursued a passion for hip-hop by recording music, read history books and sometimes took part in peaceful protests over police misconduct.

In July 2022, Mr. Harsono was charged with destruction of property for drawing graffiti on four trailers that belonged to a food company.

Repairing the damage cost less than $500, a court document said. Mr. Harsono pleaded guilty to misdemeanor destruction of property and agreed to pay $485, which included a fine and court fees, records showed.

Speaking on the phone from Kandiyohi County Jail, roughly 95 miles west of Minneapolis, Mr. Harsono said he was remorseful about what he had done. He said that he loved painting murals and had a lifelong passion for street art, and had wrongly presumed that the trailers were abandoned.

Ms. Harsono said she struggles to contemplate what would happen if her husband is ultimately deported. Living without him feels excruciating. And, having never traveled abroad, she said the thought of moving to Indonesia is unthinkable.

“I’ve rarely been out of the state,” she said. “The farthest I go is South Dakota.”

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Since his arrest, Mr. Harsono has missed some of his daughter’s milestones.

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