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According to Migration Police Institute and the Center for Immigration Studies, in 2019, the US received 30,000 refugees with the top five nationalities being from the Democratic Republic of Congo (12,961), Myanmar (4,932), Ukraine (4,451), Eritrea (1,757), & Afghanistan (1,198).
According to The New Yorker, Axios, & Time, the US granted asylum to 46,5000 individuals with the top nationalities being from: China (3,400), El Salvador (2,300), India (1,900), Guatemala (1,500), Honduras (1,200), Cuba (700), Cameroon (650), Nepal (600), Mexico (800), & Venezuela (500).
These are the events that displaced peoples around the world in 2019:
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According to Politico, displacement in Syria due to it’s Civil War reached 6.6 million as refugees by the end of 2019.
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By 2019, nearly 5 million had fled Venezuela seeking refuge in neighboring South American countries.
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Widespread displacement in Yemen was caused by both a civil war and by a number of humanitarian crises.
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Escalating violence & insecurity led to significant internal displacement in the Sahel Region (Burkina Faso, Mali, & Niger).
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Cyclone Fani struck India & Bangladesh in May 2019 leading to the evacuation of over 3.4 million people.
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Cyclone Idai struck Mozambique, Malawi, & Zimbabwe in March 2019 leading to extensive displacement.
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Severe flooding in 90% of the nation of Iran led to widespread displacement.
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Landslides & floods in Burundi in December 2019 led to thousands displaced and many fatalities.
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From late 2019 to early 2020, severe flooding for the Congo River displaced over 400,000 in the DRC & Republic of Congo.
