This statistic represents the number of affirmative and defensive asylum cases received by the U.S. Immigration Court from the fiscal year of 2014 to the fiscal year of 2018. The defensive asylum process applies to aliens who appear before EOIR and who request asylum before an IJ. The affirmative asylum process applies to aliens who initially file an asylum application with USCIS and, subsequently, have that application referred by USCIS to EOIR. In FY 2018, there were 110,469 defensive asylum applications received.
Number of affirmative and defensive asylum cases received by the U.S. Immigration Court from FY 2014 to FY 2018
*All years are fiscal years. According to the source, an affirmative application for asylum involves completing an asylum application and then submitting it to a DHS Asylum Office. Alternatively, a defensive application involves requesting asylum before an immigration judge.
The defensive asylum process applies to aliens who appear before EOIR and who request asylum before an IJ. The affirmative asylum process applies to aliens who initially file an asylum application with USCIS and, subsequently, have that application referred by USCIS to EOIR.
EOIR=Executive Office for Immigration Review
USCIS=United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
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US Department of Justice. (August 31, 2019). Number of affirmative and defensive asylum cases received by the U.S. Immigration Court from FY 2014 to FY 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234388/affirmative-and-defensive-us-immigration-court-asylum-cases/
US Department of Justice. "Number of affirmative and defensive asylum cases received by the U.S. Immigration Court from FY 2014 to FY 2018." Chart. August 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234388/affirmative-and-defensive-us-immigration-court-asylum-cases/
US Department of Justice. (2019). Number of affirmative and defensive asylum cases received by the U.S. Immigration Court from FY 2014 to FY 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234388/affirmative-and-defensive-us-immigration-court-asylum-cases/
US Department of Justice. "Number of Affirmative and Defensive Asylum Cases Received by The U.S. Immigration Court from Fy 2014 to Fy 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234388/affirmative-and-defensive-us-immigration-court-asylum-cases/
US Department of Justice, Number of affirmative and defensive asylum cases received by the U.S. Immigration Court from FY 2014 to FY 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234388/affirmative-and-defensive-us-immigration-court-asylum-cases/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of affirmative and defensive asylum cases received by the U.S. Immigration Court from FY 2014 to FY 2018 [Graph], US Department of Justice, August 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/234388/affirmative-and-defensive-us-immigration-court-asylum-cases/
