Hungary has revoked the political asylum previously granted to Polish opposition politicians Zbigniew Ziobro and Marcin Romanowski, as well as to Ziobro’s wife, according to an announcement by Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.

Writing on X on Thursday, Sikorski said Poland had received written confirmation from the Hungarian side that the asylum status had been withdrawn. He did not specify which Hungarian authority issued the confirmation but added that the travel documents of Ziobro, his wife and Romanowski had also been invalidated. The Hungarian authorities have not yet publicly commented on the decision.

Poland contacts US authorities

Following Sikorski’s announcement, Polish Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek said the Polish authorities would contact their US counterparts to determine whether the individuals concerned could remain in the United States using now-invalid travel documents.

Ziobro confirmed in early May that he and his wife had left Hungary for the United States. The current whereabouts of Romanowski remain officially unknown, although Polish media have previously suggested he may be somewhere in the Balkans.

Both politicians are wanted in Poland

Both former officials are under investigation in connection with Poland’s Justice Fund, which was established under the previous Law and Justice (PiS) government. Polish prosecutors suspect them of several offences, including alleged participation in an organised criminal group.

Ziobro, Romanowski and other senior PiS politicians have consistently rejected the allegations, describing the investigations as politically motivated. Romanowski fled to Hungary at the end of 2024, while Ziobro sought refuge there in autumn 2025 after both expressed fears that they could be detained in Poland.

A nationwide arrest warrant was issued for Ziobro in February, and Polish prosecutors also requested a European Arrest Warrant later that month. However, a court has yet to rule on that request. Romanowski was first the subject of a European Arrest Warrant issued in late 2024, which was subsequently revoked. In February this year, a Warsaw district court issued a new European Arrest Warrant against him.

Ziobro says he may appeal the Hungarian decision

Speaking to the conservative Polish broadcaster TV Republika on Thursday evening, Ziobro said he had not yet seen the official justification for Hungary’s decision and intended to discuss it with his lawyer in Hungary. He suggested that the official reasoning may differ from the real motivation behind the move but noted that there were still legal avenues to challenge the decision.

In a separate interview with Polsat News, recorded in Washington before Sikorski’s announcement, Ziobro said that if extradition proceedings were initiated in the United States, they could offer a more impartial judicial process than he believes would be possible in Poland. He insisted he is not afraid to face an independent court and said he would willingly return to Poland if he believed he could receive a fair trial.

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