Sunday, January 18, 2026

The Trump Administration is Reportedly Considering Granting Asylum to Jewish People from the UK

The Guardian

 Discussions are reportedly under way within Donald Trump’s administration about the US possibly granting asylum to Jewish people from the UK, according to the Telegraph, citing the US president’s personal lawyer. Trump lawyer Robert Garson told the newspaper that he has held conversations with the US State Department about offering refuge to British Jews who are leaving the UK citing rising anti-Semitism.

Garson, 49, said he felt the UK was “no longer a safe place for Jews”. He added that recent events – namely an Islamic terror attack on a synagogue in Manchester and what he described as widespread anti-Semitism following the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 – had led him to believe that British Jews should be given the option of sanctuary in the US. ...