It is very difficult to find information on those who successfully managed to escape the regime. Not only because of the regime censoring this info and making it seem inconceivable to those who live here, but also the international community trying to keep it a secret so as to not attract more defectors and potentially hurt diplomatic relations with the regime. From research, the official legal definition of a refugee is someone who is persecuted for protected status such as their religion, ethnicity, political beliefs, or membership of any social group. Propaganda creates the impression that this can’t happen here but in theory, your personal case could meet the criteria for approval this way.
Most people think of going to Cuba. That is a good option however official statistics are not included for those who run away to the free territory of Cuba. From official statistics, the first best location to flee the regime is Russia. They have so far accepted 100% of applicants from The United States. The second option is Costa Rica. They have a 100% acceptance rate as well though they have less. (11 in Russia vs. 5) The third best option to flee the country is Mexico, with a 70.6% rate of acceptance for refugees from America. 4th place is The United Kingdom at a 33.3% rate of acceptance. This is statistically unusual as many countries in Europe seem to have an acceptance rate of 0, rejecting every single claim filed by refugees from America. 5th place is Spain, which took 14.3% of asylum seekers from this country. Canada took 2.7% although when it came to appeals of decisions made, that number rose to 7.5%. However, they rejected a large number of those who applied for asylum in their country.
If you go down the list, those six countries are the only ones that seem to have entertained refugee applications from the US so far. For others, the amount of applications from America is the same as the number of rejections. There may be some cases of persecutory delusions or people trying to get away from consequences of a crime, or even those who abuse the system to go sightseeing. We can’t ever know, but something tells me that directly asking embassies will never result in anything meaningful. I’ve participated in forums for those wanting to escape but many seemed to have misunderstood the refugee policy or the criteria they needed to fit in order to win political asylum. Regardless it cannot be doubted that there is a large amount of politics that will inevitably taint the human rights purpose of the refugee system. Many that flee this country and make it to foreign shores will be sent back into the hands of the CIA.
And before anyone goes there, I will say that there is not as much freedom to protest as the people think. Eventually the government will just kill you or arrest you for decades if you keep advocating for democracy in America. Despite the rhetoric you hear, the US is an extremely conservative and conformist society and having opinions on certain topics that differ from the state ideology immediately causes you to become alienated and probably viewed as a threat. The US is a country where people say “You live under freedom, and you’re going to love it!” The irony of this regime having an aesthetic of freedom and liberty is palpable. Those of you who manage to escape, please continue spreading the word of the atrocities that are being committed against us by the state!