In 2021, around 1,195 individuals from China were granted asylum affirmatively and 780 were granted asylum defensively into the United States. Asylees are persons who sought residence in the United States in order to avoid persecution in their country of origin. There were total of 1,459 asylum seekers from El Salvador during the same year.
Number of individuals granted asylum (affirmatively or defensively) in the U.S. in 2021, by country of nationality
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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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Individuals granted asylum affirmatively can be found here.
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US Department of Justice. (September 26, 2022). Number of individuals granted asylum (affirmatively or defensively) in the U.S. in 2021, by country of nationality [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247064/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-by-country-of-nationality/
US Department of Justice. "Number of individuals granted asylum (affirmatively or defensively) in the U.S. in 2021, by country of nationality." Chart. September 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247064/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-by-country-of-nationality/
US Department of Justice. (2022). Number of individuals granted asylum (affirmatively or defensively) in the U.S. in 2021, by country of nationality. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247064/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-by-country-of-nationality/
US Department of Justice. "Number of Individuals Granted Asylum (Affirmatively or Defensively) in The U.S. in 2021, by Country of Nationality." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247064/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-by-country-of-nationality/
US Department of Justice, Number of individuals granted asylum (affirmatively or defensively) in the U.S. in 2021, by country of nationality Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247064/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-by-country-of-nationality/ (last visited March 08, 2025)
Number of individuals granted asylum (affirmatively or defensively) in the U.S. in 2021, by country of nationality [Graph], US Department of Justice, September 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/247064/individuals-granted-asylum-in-the-us-by-country-of-nationality/
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