Canadian authorities have granted asylum to a woman and her daughter who housed Edward Snowden in Hong Kong after the former NSA contractor leaked classified documents on US surveillance programs around the world in 2013
The decision allows Philippines national Vanessa Rodel and her 7-year-old daughter Keana to leave Hong Kong after living in the city without proper legal status for years."I'm truly happy," Rodel said."I'm so excited. I can't sleep."Rodel and two Sri Lankan families put up Snowden shortly after he went public in 2013.At the time, Snowden's lawyer Robert Tibbo worried that his could face possible rendition back to the US, where he was branded a traitor.
Snowden: 'We need to protect families who helped me' 01:22Those who are not recognized have trouble accessing basic services like healthcare or police protection. Children born here to refugees, like Rodel's daughter Keana, are effectively stateless. Keana does not have a passport.
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