President Biden has directed DHS to defer the removal of certain Hong Kong residents in the U.S. for 18 months
ByPresident Joe Biden on Thursday directed the Department of Homeland Security to defer for 18 months the removal of certain Hong Kong residents in the United States, citing Beijing’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters and imposition of a strict national security law in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden reaffirmed U.S.
The action by the American president comes less than a week after 24-year-old pro-democracy protester Tong Ying-kit, the first person to be prosecuted under the national security law, was convicted of inciting secession and terrorism andHong Kong police have taken into custody “at least 100 opposition politicians, activists, and protesters” on charges related to the national security law since the measure went into effect last June, according to the White House, and more than 10,000 people...
granting refugee status to Hong Kong citizens with “well-founded fears of persecution” by the city’s authorities.on Thursday that Biden’s order demonstrated his “strong support for people in Hong Kong in the face of ongoing repression” by China, “and makes clear we will not stand idly by as the PRC breaks its promises to Hong Kong and to the international community.
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