By Region of Nationality
Region of Nationality | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,728 | 10,663 | 13,248 |
Africa | 1,297 | 1,537 | 1,618 |
Asia | 4,265 | 4,336 | 5,685 |
Europe | 488 | 532 | 704 |
North America | 2,549 | 4,026 | 4,892 |
Oceania | - | D | D |
South America | 116 | D | D |
Unknown | 13 | 19 | 11 |
By Country of Nationality
Country of Nationality | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,728 | 10,663 | 13,248 |
Afghanistan | 23 | 28 | 28 |
Albania | 85 | 115 | 167 |
Angola | 7 | 11 | 19 |
Argentina | D | - | D |
Armenia | 17 | 37 | 60 |
Azerbaijan | D | 14 | 21 |
Bangladesh | 91 | 119 | 289 |
Belarus | 25 | 27 | 39 |
Benin | D | D | - |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | D | D | D |
Brazil | 5 | 9 | 22 |
Bulgaria | 6 | D | 4 |
Burkina Faso | 71 | 78 | 63 |
Burma | 15 | 9 | 14 |
Burundi | 28 | 20 | 22 |
Cambodia | - | - | D |
Cameroon | 114 | 221 | 316 |
Canada | 5 | D | D |
Central African Republic | D | 7 | 11 |
Chad | 4 | 10 | 8 |
China, People's Republic | 3,108 | 2,795 | 3,061 |
Colombia | 24 | 37 | 39 |
Congo, Democratic Republic | 8 | 31 | 50 |
Congo, Republic | 32 | 23 | 39 |
Cote d'Ivoire | 16 | 19 | 22 |
Cuba | 7 | 62 | 161 |
Djibouti | D | 11 | 6 |
Dominican Republic | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Ecuador | 41 | 77 | 119 |
Egypt | 148 | 141 | 164 |
El Salvador | 764 | 1,355 | 1,786 |
Eritrea | 149 | 239 | 272 |
Ethiopia | 181 | 154 | 123 |
Fiji | - | D | D |
Gambia | 44 | 31 | 33 |
Georgia | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Ghana | 65 | 74 | 35 |
Guatemala | 636 | 953 | 1,021 |
Guinea | 49 | 79 | 88 |
Haiti | 27 | 93 | 51 |
Honduras | 618 | 956 | 1,188 |
India | 315 | 470 | 956 |
Indonesia | 9 | 12 | 19 |
Iran | 57 | 51 | 53 |
Iraq | 26 | 45 | 74 |
Israel | - | D | D |
Jamaica | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Jordan | D | D | 7 |
Kazakhstan | 18 | 30 | 25 |
Kenya | 10 | 14 | 23 |
Kosovo | 19 | 30 | 31 |
Kyrgyzstan | 50 | 37 | 64 |
Laos | - | - | D |
Lebanon | 6 | 4 | 8 |
Liberia | 9 | 8 | 11 |
Macedonia | D | 5 | 6 |
Mali | 25 | 31 | 33 |
Mauritania | 12 | 20 | 13 |
Mexico | 455 | 557 | 629 |
Moldova | 32 | 30 | 40 |
Mongolia | 8 | 9 | 17 |
Nepal | 262 | 292 | 468 |
Nicaragua | 19 | 28 | 35 |
Niger | D | 4 | D |
Nigeria | 66 | 70 | 53 |
Pakistan | 71 | 94 | 132 |
Peru | 17 | 19 | 26 |
Philippines | D | D | 11 |
Romania | 37 | 38 | 43 |
Russia | 80 | 58 | 119 |
Rwanda | 19 | 22 | 38 |
Saudi Arabia | 7 | 10 | 9 |
Senegal | 7 | 23 | 12 |
Serbia and Montenegro (former) | 17 | 28 | 18 |
Sierra Leone | 5 | 11 | 21 |
Somalia | 152 | 89 | 42 |
South Africa | - | D | D |
Soviet Union (former) | 130 | 117 | 107 |
Sri Lanka | 33 | 42 | 58 |
Sudan | 24 | 26 | 25 |
Syria | 78 | 144 | 156 |
Tajikistan | 10 | 6 | 15 |
Togo | D | 13 | 11 |
Turkey | 4 | 12 | 26 |
Turkmenistan | D | 4 | 9 |
Uganda | 15 | 20 | 29 |
Ukraine | 48 | 68 | 106 |
Uzbekistan | 15 | 32 | 50 |
Venezuela | 27 | 67 | 121 |
Vietnam | D | D | 6 |
Yemen | 9 | 4 | 22 |
Zimbabwe | D | 13 | 13 |
All other countries 1 | 43 | 54 | 63 |
Unknown 2 | 13 | 19 | 11 |
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1 Includes countries with fewer than 10 individuals granted asylum defensively per year.
2 Includes admissions from Palestinian Territory.
Note: In this table, data are withheld for any cell with a count of 1, 2, or 3, and for any associated cell that could be used to reveal such a count through calculation.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice.