“Beijing and Hong Kong officials have used Hong Kong national security laws extraterritorially to intimidate, silence, and harass 19 pro-democracy activists who were forced to flee overseas, including a U.S. citizen and four other U.S. residents,” the U.S. State Department said.

The Trump administration is sanctioning six Hong Kong officials, including the city’s justice secretary and police commissioner, in the latest steps to target authorities implementing Beijing’s hardline policies.

China’s former top spy catcher is among six security enforcers targeted as the Trump administration turns its attention to human rights issues in the city.