A growing number of Americans are seeking asylum in Australia amid increasing political unrest and social divisions in the United States during Donald Trump’s second presidency.

Official figures from Australia’s Department of Home Affairs, obtained under Freedom of Information laws, show that at least 29 US citizens applied for humanitarian protection visas between January and July 2025, the first six months since Trump returned to the White House, The Guardian reported.

Jana Favero, deputy chief executive of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC), said the centre had seen a rise in calls from Americans seeking advice on asylum claims.

“We are deeply concerned about the increasing attacks on human rights in the United States, and in particular the targeting of the LGBTIQ+ community,

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