Both arrested for a major protest in Hong Kong, a father and son are seeking asylum in the United States at an immigration detention facility. They entered the United States from Mexico on April 10 and turned themselves in. The family doesn’t have British National Overseas (BNO) passports. Upon learning that plainclothes police were closely monitoring Hong Kong flights to the United Kingdom, Mr. Lee decided to go for the Mexico-U.S. route. “We are basically starting over. Staying in Hong Kong is a dead end. We had to leave [Hong Kong],” said the father Mr. Lee in an interview with The Epoch Times. Mrs. Lee and two younger children are staying in Mexico, hoping to come to the United States legally. Mr. Lee and his son had participated in the Hong Kong protests since 2014. The family was among the 2 million Hongkongers who had marched in June 2019, opposing …
‘Staying in Hong Kong is a Dead End:’ Hong Kong Father and Son Seek Asylum in the US
April 15, 2021
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