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Hungary revokes refugee status of fugitive minister, Poland says

  • Hungary revoked the refugee status and invalidated travel documents of fugitive ex‑Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, his deputy Marcin Romanowski, and Ziobro’s wife — a move that paves the way for Poland to seek their return on abuse‑of‑power charges.
  • The trio deny wrongdoing and call the cases political persecution after their nationalist Law and Justice government lost power; Ziobro flew to the U.S. in May while Romanowski’s whereabouts are unknown.
  • Poland is probing whether the U.S. will allow them to remain without valid travel documents after reports a senior State Department official helped secure Ziobro a visa, adding a diplomatic twist.
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