Washington
jan23 The Biden administration will continue to grant safe haven to certain Hong Kong residents, extending a program to allow them to remain in the United States without fear of deportation for another two years. President Joe Biden on Thursday issued a memorandum “directing an extension and expansion of the deferral of removal of certain Hong Kong residents who are present in the United States.” The move comes less than two weeks before the current Deferred Enforced Departure was set to expire. It follows similar actions by Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/26/politics/us-hong-kong-safe-haven-program/index.html jan23 About 20% of the Americans in Hong Kong have left for various reasons over the past two years, the U.S. consul general in the semi-autonomous Chinese city said, drawing harsh criticism from Beijing for allegedly interfering in its affairs. Hong Kong’s strict anti-COVID-19 measures and “diminishing freedoms” have “clearly...