In 2021, around 7,367 people were granted asylum defensively in 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 an immigration judge.
Number of individuals granted asylum in the U.S. affirmatively or defensively from 1990 to 2021
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. (September 26, 2022). Number of individuals granted asylum in the U.S. affirmatively or defensively from 1990 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/200064/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-since-1990/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of individuals granted asylum in the U.S. affirmatively or defensively from 1990 to 2021." Chart. September 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/200064/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-since-1990/
US Department of Homeland Security. (2022). Number of individuals granted asylum in the U.S. affirmatively or defensively from 1990 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/200064/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-since-1990/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of Individuals Granted Asylum in The U.S. Affirmatively or Defensively from 1990 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/200064/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-since-1990/
US Department of Homeland Security, Number of individuals granted asylum in the U.S. affirmatively or defensively from 1990 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/200064/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of individuals granted asylum in the U.S. affirmatively or defensively from 1990 to 2021 [Graph], US Department of Homeland Security, September 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/200064/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-since-1990/
