It turns out Britain is now seeing asylum claims from some rather unexpected places. New Home Office figures show that citizens from countries like the US, Australia, and parts of Europe and Scandinavia are applying for asylum in the UK—yes.
Among the 108,000 asylum applications lodged in 2024 were 99 from the United States, 22 from Italy, 20 from Portugal, 17 from France, and 10 from Australia. While those numbers might seem small compared to claims from war-torn countries like Syria or Afghanistan, they’ve raised a few eyebrows and sparked fresh debate, reported the Daily Mail.
