This graph shows the number of individuals granted asylum affirmatively in the United States in 2018, by region of origin. In 2018, 8,235 people from Asia were granted affirmative asylum. The total number of affirmative asylees amounted to 25,439.
Number of individuals granted asylum (affirmatively) in the United States in 2018, 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. (January 6, 2020). Number of individuals granted asylum (affirmatively) in the United States in 2018, by region of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2020, 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 2018, by region of origin." Chart. January 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247068/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-by-region/
US Department of Homeland Security. (2020). Number of individuals granted asylum (affirmatively) in the United States in 2018, by region of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2020. 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 2018, by Region of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2020, 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 2018, by region of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247068/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-by-region/ (last visited February 20, 2020)
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