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Hong Kong pro-democracy activists beg Congress for refugee status On the eve of a new law allowing “exit bans” on government critics, an open letter pleads for U.S. action to protect Hong Kong’s would-be democrats. A coalition of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists in exile has issued an urgent public plea to the U.S. Congress to pass legislation that will grant refugee status to Hong Kong citizens with “well-founded fears of persecution” by the territory’s authorities. The letter obtained by POLITICO calls on Congress to grant Priority 2 Refugee Status to Hong Kong’s peaceful pro-democracy protesters seeking resettlement, Temporary Protection Status...
