This article examines the dilemmatic situation faced by Kaledupa (Buton) fishers who are the victims of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists kidnapping in the waters of Sabah, Malaysian-Philippine. On the one hand, they face a dangerous threat in these water areas, but on the other hand, they seem to have no other choice to meet their economic needs. This is a qualitative research with an ethnographic design, a type of research oriented to describe a culture. Data collection techniques include library research (using secondary data) and field research by conducting interviews, observations, and documentation. We find that fishers who risk their lives in foreign seas are an example of what experts call the uncertainty condition of migrants. In the host country, they face a number of problems, such as facing huge financial problems, being away from family, and feeling uncertainty, vulnerable, and insecure with their lives. Therefore, because the root of this problem is the economy, a solution is needed so that Kaledupa fishers can fulfill their daily needs without having to sail to this dangerous area. In other words, the Indonesian government must have a solution in order to stop the chain of migration for Indonesian citizens who work as fishers in the area.