Overview
- Robert Garson, the president’s personal lawyer and a U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council appointee, said he discussed potential refuge for British Jews with State Department officials and antisemitism envoy Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun.
- Garson cited a terror attack at a Manchester synagogue and a post–Oct. 7 surge in antisemitic incidents, saying he sees “no future” for Jews in the UK and blaming Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government and the Crown Prosecution Service.
- Reporters note the conversations are informal and exploratory, with no official proposal announced and no public comment from the White House or the State Department.
- Legal experts point to case‑by‑case asylum standards and a 2026 refugee ceiling of 7,500—reportedly prioritizing white South Africans—as significant barriers to any group-based offer.
- Reaction has been divided, with the UK’s Community Security Trust warning the U.S. is not inherently safer, British commentators questioning the premise, and Israeli officials saying Jews’ home is in Israel.