Refugees now back to square one


After 13 years in Hong Kong as a refugee, John received plane tickets that would grant his family new lives in the United States – only for them to be snatched away with a stroke of the pen by President Donald Trump.

Trump’s executive order to suspend all refugee admissions and halt the US asylum programme, signed hours after taking office, has left adrift dozens in the Chinese city approved for US resettlement.

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