{
  "id": 13886356,
  "title": "US can choose to deport Hongkongers under Deferred Enforced Departure scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/us-can-choose-to-deport-hongkongers-under-deferred-enforced-departure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T05:42:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3370546/us-can-choose-deport-hongkongers-under-deferred-enforced-departure-scheme"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "United States authorities could deport Hong Kong residents granted extended stay under the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) programme and have not ruled out the option of doing so after a dozen were reportedly detained at local airports. “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is not precluded from placing aliens with such temporary administrative designation into removal proceedings, nor is…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "US can choose to deport Hongkongers under Deferred Enforced Departure scheme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/us-can-choose-to-deport-hongkongers-under-deferred-enforced-departure-13887818",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:42:57.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}