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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

‘Anti-Greta’ climate denier Naomi Seibt seeking asylum in the US claiming political persecution in Europe

German climate change skeptic Naomi Seibt – who has been cast as the “anti-Greta” for expressing views diametrically opposed to those of Greta Thunberg – has filed for political asylum in the U.S., claiming she is being denied protection from persecution in her homeland.

Speaking to Fox News Digital Tuesday, Seibt, 25, said she is currently in America legally and has submitted a petition under Section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to secure permanent residence in the interests of her own safety.

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