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President Joe Biden extended the Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Hong Kong Citizens program, which was set to expire on Feb. 5, for another two years.Susan Walsh/The Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday signed off on a two-year extension of a program that protects Hong Kong residents in the U.S. from deportation, renewing the protection until January 2025. Biden first authorized the program, the Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Hong Kong Citizens, in August 2021 for 18 months. It was set to expire on Feb. 5. The decision to provide a temporary safe haven was in response to Hong...
