Hong Kong refugees

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) emblem on a page of the HKSAR passport arranged in Hong Kong, China, earlier this year. The Biden administration says it will allow Hong Kong residents to remain and work in the U.S. for at least 18 mont

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As China Cracks Down, Hong Kong Residents In The U.S. Have Been Given Temporary Haven

2:00pm August 05, 2021

by Scott Neuman

In announcing the move, the White House cited "strong support for people in Hong Kong in the face of ongoing repression by the People's Republic of China."

Vanessa Rodel smiles during a media scrum after arriving with her daughter Keana to the Toronto airport on a flight from Hong Kong this week. She is one of several Hong Kong-based refugees who helped Edward Snowden hide in Hong Kong after his leaks expose

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Hong Kong Refugee Who Sheltered Snowden Granted Asylum In Canada

7:30pm March 26, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Vanessa Rodel and her daughter, Keana, arrived in Montreal on Tuesday after years of living in legal limbo. They and other refugees helped NSA leaker Edward Snowden after he fled the U.S.