U.S. considers asylum for UK Jews

President Trump is considering offering British Jews asylum in the U.S.
amidst rising incidents of anti-Semitism. The U.S. plans to admit just
7,500 refugees in 2026, mainly white Afrikaans from South Africa


Jews make up
just 0.5% of
population
of England
and Wales

Others
99.5%

Total
59.6
million

Jews
287,360

Identify by
religion
76.3%

By
ethnicity
5.6%

Both
18.2%


UK ANTI-SEMITIC INCIDENTS		Jan-Jun 2015-2025

2024: Israeli offensive on
Gaza in wake of Oct 7 Hamas
attacks which killed 1,200

2,000
1,000

501  601  786  810  911  875  1,371 823 965  2,019 1,521
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024  2025


To what extent do you consider ... a problem?
Survey of 4,822 British Jews		Very big Fairly big

Anti-semitism (2011)	11% 37%

Anti-semitism (2025)	47% 35%
Despite dramatic rise, still below health service, economy, racism

State of health service	65% 31%
State of economy	50% 44%
Racism			41% 45%
Crime			27% 46%

Feeling safe as a Jew in UK 		Unsafe Safe
2023 (pre-October 7)	2 7 9 33 49
2025 			13 22 11 26 28


Sources: ONS, CST, JPR 
Picture: Getty Images
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