"No country in the European Union has stricter immigration laws than Hungary. Nowhere in the bloc is it more difficult to attain refugee or protection status: EU statistics show exactly 10 people received either in 2025. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is proud to claim that there are "zero" refugees, or as he generally refers to them, "illegal migrants," in his country. That was how he framed his immigration policies and their impact during a November 2025 White House meeting with US President Donald Trump."
"Still, in certain individual cases, Orban is quick to grant asylum, namely when it comes to high-ranking political friends. The Hungarian government has at times been accused of changing laws to accommodate their actions. That is what is happening now in a case involving Poland, an EU ally and a country with which Hungary has maintained a deep historical friendship. Hungary has granted Zbigniew Ziobro, Poland's former justice minister, political asylum."
Hungary enforces the EU's strictest immigration laws, making refugee or protection status rare; EU data recorded only 10 grants in 2025. Prime Minister Viktor Orban asserts there are "zero" refugees, calling them "illegal migrants," and promoted that stance during a November 2025 White House meeting with US President Donald Trump. Orban's government grants asylum selectively to high-ranking political allies and has been accused of changing laws to enable such actions. Hungary granted political asylum to Poland's former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, citing political persecution and lack of a fair-trial chance amid alleged Polish rule-of-law problems. Ziobro pushed controversial judicial reforms based on a Hungarian template and faces investigation in Poland.
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