美國國務卿蓬佩奧（Mike Pompeo）12月19日在Twitter發文，稱中國應立即釋放涉偷越邊境的12名香港人。
蓬佩奧在Twitter發文稱這12人干犯的所謂「罪行」只是逃離暴政。
他又批評中國共產黨將香港變成以前的東柏林，正積極阻止其民眾到其他地方尋求自由。
The Hong Kong 12 should be released immediately. Their so-called “crime” was to flee tyranny. Communist China today is turning Hong Kong into the East Berlin of yesteryear, actively preventing its own people from seeking freedom elsewhere.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) December 18, 2020
