Poland's then Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro is pictured during an Independence Day march organized by nationalist groups in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 11, 2022.Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images

Former Polish Justice Minister Ziobro flees to US – POLITICO

10 May 2026, 12:54 · POLITICO

Fugitive former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro is now in the United States courtesy of a visa from President Donald Trump after fleeing Hungary.

Ziobro had been in Hungary since 2025 after former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán granted the disgraced minister asylum. New Hungarian leader Péter Magyar, however, promised to launch extradition proceedings against Ziobro upon taking office.

Ziobro is wanted in Poland over the alleged misuse of public funds and the deployment of Pegasus spyware against political opponents. He has consistently denied the charges, calling the investigation a political vendetta from Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.