Over 22K Indians sought asylum in US since 2014

Washington, October 30

Over 22,000 Indians, including nearly 7,000 women, have applied for asylum in the US since 2014, according to the latest official figures.

The reason behind Indians seeking asylum in the US can be “unemployment or intolerance or both in India”, Satnam Singh Chahal, executive director of North American Punjabi Association (NAPA), said in a statement.

As many as 22,371 Indians have sought asylum in America since 2014, according to the information obtained by the NAPA through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from the US Citizenship and Immigration Service’s National Records Centre. “These numbers are of serious concern,” Chahal said. — PTI

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