The purpose of this research is to implement law enforcement against misuse of residence permits in Gorontalo Province according to Law no. 6 of 2011 and to find out the obstacles faced by law enforcers in enforcing the law against misuse of residence permits in Gorontalo ProvinceThe research method used by researchers is empirical legal research. The empirical legal research method is a legal research method that functions to see the law in real terms and examine how the law works in society.The results of this research show that: (1) The implementation of Law of the Republic of Indonesia no. 6 of 2011 concerning misuse of immigration residence permits in Gorontalo Province has been running optimally but there are several obstacles that occur in the implementation system for resolving an immigration residence permit problem. From data and work experience in the field, the sanctions imposed by law enforcement officers in criminal cases of misuse of immigration residence permits are more often non-pro justitia, one of which is deportation (2) Law enforcement against misuse of residence permits in Gorontalo Province is faced by several main obstacle. First, the limited number of immigration officers hinders effective monitoring of the presence and activities of foreigners throughout Indonesia. Second, the lack of coordination between related institutions, such as the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, and POLRI, has resulted in overlapping responsibilities and alack of effective exchange of information. Third, the lack of foreign language skills among immigration officers makes it difficult to examine foreigners who do not speak English