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According to CMS, The Narrative Matters, Statista, & the Center for Immigration Studies, in 2022’s fiscal year the US received 25,465 refugees, which was 20% of the Biden administration’s target goal of 125,000. Top nationalities of the refugees who came to the US in 2022 were froM: the Democratic Republic of Congo (7,810), Syria (2,511), Sudan (1,170), Myanmar (928), Ukraine (809) Guatemala (489), Afghanistan (313) El Salvador (284) Honduras (249) Iraq (235), & Somalia (219).
In addition to those admitted through the US Refugee Admissions Program, the US welcomed approximately 80,000 Afghans & 100,000 Ukrainians under humanitarian parole programs in response to crises in those countries.
Also, according to Statista, YCharts, & AP News, 36,615 individuals were granted asylum in the US in 2022 with the top nations of origin being: China (4,589), Venezuela (3,691), El Salvador (2,639), Guatemala (2,329), India (2,203), Honduras (1,829), Afghanistan (1,493), Turkey (1,228), Russia (1,158), & Mexico (975).
According to Axios, TIME, Reuters, AP News, & Wikipedia, the events that caused displacement around the world in 2022, the year set records of internally displaced peoples (IDPs) to 71.1 million (a 20% rise from the previous year) with the primary reasons being: armed conflicts, natural disasters, and climate-related events. These are 2022’s major events:
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In February 2022, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine led to the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. Over 8 million Ukrainians were displaced with 65 million seeking refuge abroad and 3.7 million becoming displaced within Ukraine.
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Violence involving over 130 armed groups in eastern Congo resulted in the displacement of more than 4 million people.
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From 2021-2023, Somalia experienced its words drought in four decades impacting over 7.8 million people. In 2022 alone, more than 1 million displaced due to acute food and water shortages.
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Nigeria faced devastating floods in 2022 displacing approximately 1.4 million people and destroying over 200,000 homes.
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In May 2022, heavy monsoon rains led to severe flooding in northeastern India and Bangladesh affecting over 9 million people. In India, around 4.7 million people were displaced, with significant damage to crops and infrastructure.
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In June 2022, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan, resulting in over 1,000 deaths and injuring nearly 3,000 people. The disaster destroyed approximately 10,000 homes, leaving many without shelter.
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In early 2022, Quito, Ecuador, experienced deadly landslides triggered by the heaviest rainfall in nearly 2 decades. The disaster resulted in at least 28 deaths, 52 injuries, and significant damage to homes and infrastructure.
