Hong Kong Dissident Denied Bail While Detained in US

Yuen Hong Tam, a young activist from Hong Kong who works as a volunteer editor for The Great Translation Movement (TGTM), has been denied bail by a U.S. judge after being detained upon applying for refugee status at San Francisco International Airport. Mr. Tam arrived in San Francisco on March 29 with a tourist visa and claimed asylum during the entry check. He was then detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and sent to the Golden State Annex detention center. On July 9, an immigration judge announced that the immigration court had no power to conduct a bond hearing for Mr. Tam as he was an “arriving alien,” meaning he did not cross the border illegally. He is going to a master hearing on July 24, represented by pro-democracy lawyer Cunzhu Zheng. Funds to cover the lawyer fee were raised by Hong Kong groups....