Hong Konger Promise of Refuge Act

This bill would require U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to grant permanent resident status (a green card) to Hong Kong permanent residents who were given Deferred Enforced Departure under presidential actions in 2021, 2023, or 2025. To qualify, a person must have lived in the United States continuously since January 15, 2025, not returned to Hong Kong or China since then, have no felony or two misdemeanor convictions in the U.S., not be subject to extradition, and apply within one year after the law takes effect. Spouses, children, and unmarried adult sons and daughters could also apply, and certain grounds for denying entry or removal would not apply. Applicants could not be detained or removed while their application is pending and would be allowed to work, and green cards granted under this law would not count against yearly immigration limits.

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Sponsors

• Jeff Merkley Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors