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Table 17. Individuals Granted Asylum Affirmatively By Region And Country Of Nationality: Fiscal Years 2012 To 2014

The 2014 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables that provide data on foreign nationals who are granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., immigrants who receive a “green card”), admitted as temporary nonimmigrants, granted asylum or refugee status, or are naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration enforcement actions, including apprehensions and arrests, removals, and returns.

Table 17. Individuals Granted Asylum Affirmatively By Region Of Nationality: Fiscal Years 2012 To 2014
Region of Nationality201220132014
   Total17,40015,15514,758
Africa5,0354,8334,296
Asia8,0267,5207,494
Europe1,211775581
North America1,6471,1361,618
Oceania201021
South America1,423841713
Unknown384035

 

Table 17. Individuals Granted Asylum Affirmatively By Country Of Nationality: Fiscal Years 2012 To 2014
Country of Nationality201220132014
   Total17,40015,15514,758
Afghanistan15795107
Albania201229
Algeria1238
Angola9812
Armenia367791
Azerbaijan282315
Bahrain2243
Bangladesh2941147
Belarus20010648
Bhutan--D
Bolivia218D
Bosnia-Herzegovina853
Brazil462724
Bulgaria191318
Burkina Faso586666
Burma985534
Burundi202571
CambodiaDD9
Cameroon253150105
Central African Republic81013
Chad12510
China, People's Republic4,7444,0473,904
Colombia335173264
Congo, Democratic Republic715042
Congo, Republic797245
Cote d'Ivoire1095824
Cuba242411
Djibouti151213
Dominican Republic1643
Ecuador181315
Egypt2,5713,0722,616
El Salvador13571189
Eritrea12285151
Estonia--D
Ethiopia664491507
Fiji171020
Gambia1105753
Georgia111217
Ghana857
Guatemala313231315
Guinea592620
Guyana6310
Haiti632440486
Honduras13810589
India9394118
Indonesia884424
Iran608612577
Iraq314411550
Israel544
Jamaica483633
Jordan482646
Kazakhstan886662
Kenya1278965
Kosovo281831
Kyrgyzstan1277999
Laos3D3
Lebanon201421
Liberia163917
Libya433019
MacedoniaD1111
Madagascar5-D
Malaysia788
Mali606139
Mauritania282538
Mexico301203467
Moldova1729660
Mongolia803830
Morocco944
Nepal573473256
Nicaragua2179
Niger354
Nigeria646255
Pakistan234263269
Peru271311
Philippines1494
Romania8510
Russia542345220
Rwanda855658
Saudi Arabia173939
Senegal17811
Serbia and Montenegro342028
Sierra Leone14615
Somalia532816
South Africa95D
Sri Lanka333429
Sudan1228358
Syria327750868
Tajikistan242320
Tanzania12D10
Togo212420
Turkey31255
Turkmenistan1065
Uganda874958
Ukraine15212098
United Arab Emirates3910
Uzbekistan836260
Venezuela960601382
Vietnam15813
Yemen314529
ZambiaDDD
Zimbabwe563820
All other countries1048685
Unknown384035

X Not applicable.

D Data withheld to limit disclosure.

- Represents zero.

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Refugee, Asylum, and Parole System (RAPS).

Last Updated: 01/23/2023
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