Table 16. Individuals Granted Asylum Affirmatively Or Defensively: Fiscal Years 1990 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.
Year | Total | Affirmative | Defensive |
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2014 | 23,533 | 14,758 | 8,775 |
2013 | 25,100 | 15,155 | 9,945 |
2012 | 28,115 | 17,400 | 10,715 |
2011 | 23,535 | 13,398 | 10,137 |
2010 | 19,728 | 11,209 | 8,519 |
2009 | 22,258 | 11,958 | 10,300 |
2008 | 22,992 | 12,100 | 10,892 |
2007 | 25,270 | 12,411 | 12,859 |
2006 | 26,323 | 13,019 | 13,304 |
2005 | 25,304 | 13,547 | 11,757 |
2004 | 27,376 | 14,354 | 13,022 |
2003 | 28,743 | 15,367 | 13,376 |
2002 | 36,937 | 25,960 | 10,977 |
2001 | 39,148 | 29,147 | 10,001 |
2000 | 32,514 | 23,278 | 9,236 |
1999 | 26,571 | 18,150 | 8,421 |
1998 | 20,507 | 13,216 | 7,291 |
1997 | 22,939 | 16,380 | 6,559 |
1996 | 23,532 | 18,624 | 4,908 |
1995 | 20,703 | 17,573 | 3,130 |
1994 | 13,828 | 11,775 | 2,053 |
1993 | 9,543 | 7,509 | 2,034 |
1992 | 6,307 | 4,123 | 2,184 |
1991 | 5,035 | 2,908 | 2,127 |
1990 | 8,472 | 5,672 | 2,800 |
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Refugee, Asylum, and Parole System (RAPS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR).
Last Published Date:
November 1, 2016