Poland’s former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro flees Hungary for the United States after losing his asylum option following political changes in Hungary. Ziobro, who was granted asylum by the government of former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, leaves after Orbán is ousted following last month’s election, according to multiple reports. Ziobro confirms that he is in the United States, telling a Polish broadcaster that he arrived on Sunday and that he is travelling within the country. He and his wife, Patrycja Kotecka, are reported to have arrived in the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump personally intervened to approve their visas, per one outlet. In Poland, Ziobro faces multiple criminal charges, including accusations related to leading an organised criminal enterprise and abuse of power, which he denies. The reports describe his departure as a move away from Hungary after concerns that the country would no longer protect people wanted elsewhere. Overall accounts tie his flight to both his legal case in Poland and the shift in Hungarian government policy after Orbán’s electoral defeat.