Earlier this month, before the Biden administration extended the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) program for Hong Kong residents living in the United States last week, three government officials penned a joint letter to the now-former President Joe Biden, urging him to lengthen the program until Jan. 29, 2029. In the letter, U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; U.S. Rep.