According to the Center of Immigration Studies & the Immigration Policy Institute, in 2018, the US receive 22,491 refugees with the top five countries of origin bing Democratic Republic of Congo (7,883), Myanmar (3,555), Ukraine (2,635), Bhutan (2,228), & Eritrea (1,269).

​

According to TracReport & Time, in the fiscal year of 2018 42,224 individuals received asylum in the US with the top nationalities being from: El Salvador (8,232), Honduras (6,240), Guatemala (6,052), & Mexico (5,379).  

​​

According to NPR, Al-Jazeera, IDMC, & Wired in 2018, there were 70.8 million people forcibly displaced in the world.  As to events that caused displacement around the world in 2018:
(1) The Syrian Civil War: 2018 was the 7th year of the Syrian Civil War.  At this point, over 6 million were internally displaced with millions more as refugees throughout the world.  
(2) The South Sudan Civil War: Despite a peace agreement in 2018, fighting and food insecurity continued.  Over 2 million fled to neighboring countries, & another 1.8 million were internally displaced.
(3) Myanmar - Rohingya Crisis: An ethnic cleansing campaign at its height in 2017 had lasting effects into 2018.  Nearly 1 million Rohingya remained in refugee camps in Bangladesh.  
(4) Venezuela - Economic Collapse & Political Crisis: By 2018, 3 million Venezuelans had left to neighboring countries due to food shortages, economic hardship, hyperinflation, & political repression.  Many sought asylum in Columbia, Brazil, Peru, & the US.  
(5) Democratic Republic of Congo: Conflict in the Kasai region & North Kivu (including Ebola outbreaks) displaced hundreds of thousands with estimated numbers of 4.5 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) by the end of 2018.
(6) Afghanistan: The Taliban increased territorial control, violence spiked, & drought added pressure.  Because of this pressure, over 2 million Afghans were refugees in mostly Pakistan & Iran.
(7) Natural Disasters: Flooding, cyclones, & landslides displaced millions in India, Bangladesh, & the Philippines.  Additionally droughts in the Horn of Africa caused displacement with pastoralist communities.
(8) Because of gang violence in El Salvador, Honduras, & Guatemala, thousand started moving northward seeking asylum.