Venezuelans lead asylum requests in the European Union for the first time since 2022

Venezuelans surpassed Syrians for the first time since May 2022 as the largest group of asylum seekers in the European Union (EU). The data, released by the bloc last Tuesday, the 15th, reveals that 8.3 thousand Venezuelans applied for international protection in January 2025, more than 7 thousand Syrians and 5.6 thousand Afghans. The data is striking because it highlights a change in the profile of asylum seekers, with the highest number of req…