Over 22,000 Indians sought asylum in US since 2014: Official data
Over 22,000 Indians sought asylum in US since 2014: Official data 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 Current Affairs :More than 22,000 Indians, including about 7,000 ladies, have applied for refuge in the US since 2014, as indicated by the most recent authority figures. The purpose for Indians looking for shelter in the US can be “joblessness or prejudice or both in India”, Satnam Singh Chahal, official chief of North American Punjabi Association (NAPA), said in an announcement. Upwards of 22,371 Indians have looked for haven in America since 2014, as per the data got by the NAPA through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from the US Citizenship and Immigration Service’s National Records Center. These numbers are of “genuine concern”, Chahal said. Of the complete Indian haven searchers in 2014, upwards of 6,935 were l...