Overview
- Ziobro, wanted in Poland on corruption and abuse‑of‑office charges, confirmed Sunday he had arrived in the United States, with Polish media publishing a traveler’s photo of him at Newark airport.
- Poland says it will seek his extradition and is asking Washington and Budapest to explain the legal basis for his departure from Hungary and entry to the U.S., noting it has no record of his exit from the Schengen area.
- Officials in Warsaw had annulled his passports, and Polish outlets report he may have entered the U.S. on a journalist visa obtained via TV Republika, which says it hired him as a commentator.
- Prosecutors in Poland are investigating 26 alleged crimes that carry up to 25 years in prison, including forming a criminal group, diverting a victims’ fund, and financing the purchase of Pegasus phone‑hacking spyware.
- He earlier received asylum in Hungary under Viktor Orbán, but a new prime minister, Péter Magyar, rejected shelter for foreign politicians, and Polish prosecutors have opened an inquiry into possible assistance in Ziobro’s escape, a dispute that could strain ties among Warsaw, Budapest, and Washington.