A German political activist has applied for political asylum in the United States, claiming she is fleeing persecution in Europe.
25-year-old Naomi Seibt is an outspoken critic of Germany's main political parties and an ardent supporter of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Supporters have described her as the opposite of Swedish activist Greta Thunberg for her criticism of climate change and immigration initiatives.
Seibt said she feared for her life after receiving death threats from Antifa. She said police did nothing when presented with evidence that her life was in danger.
"It starts with Antifa, which is stronger in Germany than anywhere else in the world... I received a lot of death threats from Antifa. When I told the police, they said they couldn't do anything because I wasn't raped or killed," Seibt said.
She claimed to have been monitored by German intelligence for several years.
"I believe there is a high possibility that they will try to arrest me at the airport... and come for me and my family, including my little sister, who is not political at all," she told The Telegraph from Washington, where she lives awaiting the outcome of her asylum application.
The 25-year-old German citizen filed her asylum claim under the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act, claiming she faces imprisonment or physical harm.
The incident comes amid reports that US President Donald Trump is considering offering political asylum to Europeans who oppose migration or have been "targeted for peacefully expressing their views online." He has also said he may designate the left-wing ideological movement Antifa a terrorist organization in the US.
JD Vance, the US vice president, singled out Germany in his attack on European democracies earlier this year, telling the Munich Security Conference that they were retreating from democracy.
Asked why he wanted to move to the US, Seibt said he was drawn to the patriotism he believed existed in America but was discouraged by in Germany.
She claimed that the AfD was the only party that wanted to promote patriotism in Germany and said that she and others had been targeted for supporting this goal.