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Sri Lankan refugee Ajith Puspa (L), Filipino refugee Vanessa Rodel (2nd L) with her daughter Keana, Sri Lankan refugees Nadeeka Nonis (3rd R) with her partner Supun Thilina Kellapatha (2nd R) and children Sethumdi (4th R) and Dinath (R) pose for a photo in front of the Torture Claims Appeal Board building in Hong Kong on July 17, 2017, before attending an appeal hearing over the rejection of their refugee status in the southern Chinese city. A group of refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong are facing deportation after the city's authorities rejected their bid for protection, their lawyer said on May 15. / AFP PHOTO / ISAAC LAWRENCE (Photo credit should read ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP via Getty Images)