Asylum applications in EU rise as more Venezuelans seek refuge | World News, The Indian Express

Asylum applications in EU rise as more Venezuelans seek refuge | World News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Brussels |Published: June 24, 2019 1:59:46 pm

Asylum applications in EU rise as more Venezuelans seek refuge

Venezuelans lodged some 18,400 asylum applications from January through May, roughly twice as many as during the same period in 2018, making them the nationality with the second highest number of applications in Europe after Syrians.

Only a fraction of asylum applicants are accepted by European states, with those rejected forced to go back home or lodge a second application. (REUTERS)

The number of people seeking political asylum in the European Union is rising again, driven up by Latin American refugees, but flows are expected to remain well below the high levels seen during Europe’s 2015 migration crisis, a report said on Monday.