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India

South Asia · Rank #11 by court cases · Code: IN

India is the second-largest source of immigrants to the U.S. and the dominant source of H-1B skilled worker visas. Indian nationals face the longest green card backlogs of any country — over 50 years for employment-based categories due to per-country caps.

2.8M

Total Immigrants

6.1% of foreign-born

162,400

Court Cases

Rank #11

28,000

Removal Orders

22.4%

Asylum Grant Rate

35,000 applied

50 yrs

Green Card Wait

Not DV eligible

Key Facts

•50+ year green card backlog for EB categories

•Largest H-1B recipient country

•Second-largest foreign-born population

•Growing asylum claims from religious minorities

Detailed Immigration Statistics

Total Immigrants in U.S.	2,800,000
Share of Foreign-Born Population	6.1%
Immigration Court Cases	162,400
Removal Orders Issued	28,000
Asylum Applications	35,000
Asylum Grant Rate	22.4%
Deportations	15,000
Visa Issuances (2023)	1,120,000
Green Card Wait Time	50 years
Diversity Visa Lottery Eligible	❌ No

Top Visa Types

H-1BL-1Student (F-1)Tourist (B1/B2)Family-Based

Immigration Pipeline

How India nationals move through the U.S. immigration system:

1,120,000

Visas Issued (2023)

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162,400

Court Cases (Total)

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7,840

Asylum Granted

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15,000

Deportations

Data Sources

DHS Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, DOJ EOIR, CBP, DOS Visa Statistics. Last updated: March 2026. Court case data from DOJ EOIR. Visa issuance data from Department of State. Immigrant population estimates from Census Bureau American Community Survey and Migration Policy Institute.