In 2020, approximately 6,549 people from Asia were granted affirmative asylum in the United States. The total number of affirmative asylees amounted to 16,864 during that year. Affirmative asylees refers to those who have come to the U.S. either legally or illegally but have not been put into removal proceedings.
Number of individuals granted asylum (affirmatively) in the United States in 2020, by region of origin
Asylees are persons who sought residence in the United States in order to avoid persecution in their country of origin. Persons granted asylum applied either at a port of entry or at some point after their entry into the United States.
There are two ways in which to file for asylum, affirmatively or defensively. People who apply affirmatively are those who come to the U.S. either legally or illegally but have not been put into removal proceedings. They apply with the Asylum Office. If arrested and put into removal proceedings, however, an individual can apply defensively, that is with the Immigration Judge.
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US Department of Homeland Security. (April 6, 2022). Number of individuals granted asylum (affirmatively) in the United States in 2020, by region of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247068/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-by-region/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of individuals granted asylum (affirmatively) in the United States in 2020, by region of origin." Chart. April 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247068/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-by-region/
US Department of Homeland Security. (2022). Number of individuals granted asylum (affirmatively) in the United States in 2020, by region of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247068/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-by-region/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of Individuals Granted Asylum (Affirmatively) in The United States in 2020, by Region of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247068/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-by-region/
US Department of Homeland Security, Number of individuals granted asylum (affirmatively) in the United States in 2020, by region of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247068/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-by-region/ (last visited May 18, 2022)
