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British Jews could be offered asylum in the US, Trump’s UK-born Jewish lawyer says
Shira Li Bartov
January 19, 2026

The Trump administration might be considering granting asylum to British Jews, according to Trump’s personal lawyer, who said “the UK is no longer a safe place for Jews.” Robert Garson, a Jewish attorney from Manchester, England, with rising influence in the Trump administration, said he proposed the move to the State Department in an interview with The Telegraph. Garson said his proposal was well received despite the Trump administration’s general anti-immigration stance. “I thought: Jews are being persecuted in the United Kingdom,” Garson said. “They fit a wonderful demographic for the United States. They are, on the whole, educated. They speak English natively. They’ve got businesses. They’re exactly the sort of immigrant the United States should want to attract. So, why not?” READ MORE

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