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Asylum BeaconU.S. immigration court data

Special programs

Some cases are run under special rules: an expedited docket for recent arrivals, “Remain in Mexico”, cases of families with children, cases of minors. Such a case is flagged in the court's database — here is how those cases end.

The flag sits on the case, not on the decision. One case may carry several, so the rows do not add up to a total.

Asylum grant rate by special program
ProgramDecisionsGranted95% interval
CaseFlow Management Process96,53332%32%32%
Dedicated Docket62,40025%25%26%
Family Units37,93423%22%23%
Pulled Case11,95053%52%54%
Presidential Proclamation Case10,46910%10%11%
Address Unknown7,22310%9%11%
Alternate-To-Detention6,6826%6%7%
MIGRANT PROTECTION PROTOCOL6,38024%23%25%
OFF CALENDAR INITIATIVE5,65538%36%39%
PRE-TRIAL/HEARING4,74128%27%29%
Reset Order Work Flow4,05848%47%50%
Electronic Monitoring3,88521%19%22%
Vertical Prosecution3,80444%42%45%
Civil Detention Hearing3,75426%25%28%
Port Court 2 - Otay Mesa3,42942%40%44%
NACARA Remand3,2921%1%1%
MENDEZ-ROJAS CASE3,23343%41%45%
NACARA Section 2033,0404%3%5%
DHS-ID cases det >6mos2,62922%21%24%
Reserved Suspension Decision2,46712%11%14%
Status Docket1,18933%30%36%
FEMALE1,08834%31%37%
Triage Master98237%34%40%
Franco Litigation95217%14%19%
NTA not filed within 120 days of EPRD7801%1%2%
Haitian Refugee Fairness Act6873%2%5%
ATD Pilot67823%20%26%
Padilla Class Members55641%37%45%
ASYLUM OFFICE RULE49633%29%37%
INTERIM FINAL RULE47858%53%62%
RECENT ARRIVAL36122%18%27%
Chinese Cases From Golden Venture28417%13%22%
VANGALA SETTLEMENT28118%14%23%
Custody Review2799%6%12%
Chinese Cases Detained In California in May/June25519%15%24%
Barahona25112%9%17%
NACARA Dependents2268%5%12%
Motions Involving 244(I) Applications2248%5%12%
EOIR Pro Bono Representation20132%26%39%
Haitians Located Outside Krome Facility1454%2%9%
Cuban-Nicaraguan1354%2%9%
Central America 201810852%43%61%
NACARA968%4%16%
Stipulated Removal8623%16%33%
Port Court 1 - Otay Mesa7121%13%32%
Brito Class Action Litigation628%3%18%
Rescheduled Miami Cases5613%6%24%
UPM GRACE PERIOD5328%18%42%
TEFEL530%0%7%
DOCKET MANAGEMENT4918%10%31%
HOME CURFEW4978%64%87%
Cancellation Of Removal3421%10%37%
Camp Hill330%0%10%
AL OTRO LADO LITIGATION3023%12%41%
Night Court Project For Los Angeles240%0%14%
Forced Sterilization2479%60%91%
Status Conference2030%15%52%
Require Clearance To Move Alien - Oakdale Use Only195%1%25%
SEP-P (For Parent)1833%16%56%
Clemency Issue - Florida IHP Program - MIA ONLY1729%13%53%
Remanded Institutional Hearing Program case160%0%19%
SEP-C (For Child)922%6%55%
Miami Airport Court90%0%30%
Third Country60%0%39%
2617%3%56%
Stipulated Deportations (Florida - Krome Only)333%6%79%
Parolee Hearing250%9%91%
Spellman Lawsuit Case20%0%66%
Stipulated Removal Order - Denied20%0%66%
XX20%0%66%
RODRIGUEZ BOND10%0%79%
San Diego Deportation10%0%79%
Javier Lopera Cases10%0%79%
910%0%79%
Chula Vista Border Patrol10%0%79%
Port Isabel Service Processing Cen.1100%21%100%
Adminstrative Closure Of Repaper Cases1100%21%100%
Maryland - DHS10%0%79%
Brownsfield Border Patrol10%0%79%
`1100%21%100%
How this percentage is calculated
Grant rate = granted / (granted + denied). Administrative closures, withdrawals, abandonment and "not adjudicated" are excluded from the denominator. The unit of count is a decision per proceeding, not per application: applicants almost always file asylum, withholding and CAT protection together. Withholding and CAT grants are counted separately from asylum. U.S. fiscal year: October 1 – September 30.