
Biden shields Hong Kong immigrants from removal, citing China's 'significant erosion' of rights
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President Biden on Thursday signed a memo shielding residents of Hong Kong living in the U.S. from deportation for at least 18 months, citing the "significant erosion" of freedoms in the territory by the Chinese communist regime.
The Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) allows a president to defer deportation for certain nationalities, although it is not itself a specific immigration status. Previous examples of DED use include former President Donald Trump deferring removal for Venezuelans in January and then-President George W. Bush’s deferring the removal of Liberians in 2007, which is still in effect. Hong Kong, a former British territory that was handed over to the Chinese in the 1990s and initially governed on the principle of "one country, two systems," has been subject to a dramatic crackdown on freedoms since the passage of a national security law by the Chinese government last year.More Related News