BREAKING NOW: US Congress introduces legislation to provide refugee protection for Hongkongers.

Current co-sponsors: Reps Curtis, Castro, Gallagher, Sherman, Cheney, Rouda, Yoho, and Suozzi

The bill "Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act" designates certain Hong Kong residents as Priority 2 Refugees. The designation would allow residents of Hong Kong who suffered persecution or have a well-founded fear of persecution on the basis of their political opinions, participation, or association, or have been formally charged, detained, or convicted on account of their peaceful actions, and their spouses, children, parents to apply for protection as refugees through the US Consulate in Hong Kong, US embassy in a third country, or the American Institute in Taiwan.