Biden allows temporary ‘safe haven’ for Hong Kong residents amid Beijing crackdown
by Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times
Aug 05, 2021
2 minutes
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered authorities to refrain from deporting numerous Hong Kong residents who are in the U.S., granting them an 18-month “safe haven” in the face of China’s fierce crackdown on dissidents and democratic institutions.
In the “deferred removal” directive he signed, Biden cited the arrest of some 10,000 people
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