Special programs
Some cases are run under special rules: an expedited docket for recent arrivals, “Remain in Mexico”, cases of families with children, cases under a presidential proclamation. Such a case is flagged in the court's database — here is how a case inside a program is run differently.
EOIR data through August 31, 2026 · built September 11, 2026 · What these dates mean
The flag sits on the case, not on the decision, and one case may carry several: the rows do not add up to a total.
| Program | Days | Within a year | In absentia | Represented | Asylum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaseFlow Management Process450,226 cases in the program · peak FY2024 | 685quartiles 219—1,273 | 33%33% — 33%nationwide 40% | 5%5% — 5%nationwide 23% | 73%73% — 73%nationwide 38% | 31%31% — 31%100,211 asylum decisions |
| Family Units222,299 cases in the program · peak FY2020 | 1,048quartiles 314—1,590 | 29%29% — 29%nationwide 48% | 37%37% — 37%nationwide 21% | 42%42% — 42%nationwide 41% | 23%22% — 23%38,306 asylum decisions |
| Dedicated Docket153,535 cases in the program · peak FY2024 | 351quartiles 178—639 | 52%52% — 52%nationwide 40% | 23%22% — 23%nationwide 21% | 44%44% — 44%nationwide 39% | 25%25% — 25%63,105 asylum decisions |
| Address Unknown159,354 cases in the program · peak FY2025 | 378quartiles 182—601 | 49%48% — 49%nationwide 36% | 44%44% — 44%nationwide 26% | 14%14% — 14%nationwide 34% | 10%9% — 11%7,828 asylum decisions |
| Presidential Proclamation Case91,067 cases in the program · peak FY2025 | 112quartiles 15—334 | 77%77% — 77%nationwide 33% | 16%16% — 16%nationwide 27% | 29%29% — 29%nationwide 33% | 10%10% — 11%11,041 asylum decisions |
| Migrant protection protocol77,443 cases in the program · peak FY2020 | 171quartiles 88—775 | 60%60% — 60%nationwide 49% | 37%37% — 37%nationwide 20% | 15%15% — 16%nationwide 43% | 24%23% — 25%6,458 asylum decisions |
| Off calendar initiative61,303 cases in the program · peak FY2025 | 1,405quartiles 490—2,432 | 22%22% — 22%nationwide 41% | 6%6% — 6%nationwide 23% | 73%73% — 73%nationwide 38% | 39%38% — 41%5,430 asylum decisions |
| Alternate-To-Detention55,334 cases in the program · peak FY2026 | 315quartiles 62—790 | 53%52% — 53%nationwide 34% | 6%6% — 6%nationwide 27% | 45%45% — 46%nationwide 35% | 6%6% — 7%8,449 asylum decisions |
| Reserved Suspension Decision33,145 cases in the program · peak FY2019 | 2,249quartiles 1,532—3,135 | 5%5% — 6%nationwide 46% | 1%1% — 1%nationwide 20% | 93%92% — 93%nationwide 41% | 13%11% — 14%1,328 asylum decisions |
| Pulled Case29,117 cases in the program · peak FY2019 | 3,049quartiles 2,233—3,808 | 0%0% — <1%nationwide 48% | 11%11% — 11%nationwide 19% | 79%79% — 80%nationwide 42% | 52%51% — 53%6,975 asylum decisions |
| Status Docket25,200 cases in the program · peak FY2022 | 1,859quartiles 1,133—2,591 | 8%8% — 8%nationwide 44% | 4%4% — 4%nationwide 17% | 85%85% — 86%nationwide 44% | 37%34% — 40%1,051 asylum decisions |
| Reset Order Work Flow18,358 cases in the program · peak FY2022 | 1,739quartiles 961—2,561 | 13%13% — 13%nationwide 44% | 6%6% — 6%nationwide 19% | 80%79% — 80%nationwide 42% | 50%48% — 52%3,903 asylum decisions |
| Pre-trial/hearing16,304 cases in the program · peak FY2024 | 1,157quartiles 501—2,221 | 19%18% — 19%nationwide 41% | 8%7% — 8%nationwide 22% | 72%72% — 73%nationwide 38% | 29%27% — 30%4,727 asylum decisions |
| Mendez-rojas case14,251 cases in the program · peak FY2024 | 2,054quartiles 1,540—2,728 | 6%6% — 7%nationwide 44% | 5%4% — 5%nationwide 20% | 83%83% — 84%nationwide 40% | 43%41% — 45%3,236 asylum decisions |
| Family expedited removal management15,792 cases in the program · peak FY2024 | 3quartiles 2—6 | >99%>99% — >99%nationwide 45% | 3%3% — 4%nationwide 21% | 11%10% — 11%nationwide 36% | — |
| Electronic Monitoring9,770 cases in the program · peak FY2019 | 1,600quartiles 857—2,500 | 12%11% — 13%nationwide 46% | 17%16% — 17%nationwide 21% | 68%67% — 69%nationwide 41% | 18%16% — 20%1,941 asylum decisions |
| Civil Detention Hearing7,372 cases in the program · peak FY2019 | 786quartiles 207—2,034 | 38%37% — 39%nationwide 44% | 4%4% — 5%nationwide 23% | 62%61% — 63%nationwide 39% | 32%30% — 34%2,237 asylum decisions |
| Stipulated Removal8,043 cases in the program · peak FY2025 | 15quartiles 6—167 | 79%78% — 80%nationwide 36% | <1%<1% — <1%nationwide 27% | 8%7% — 8%nationwide 35% | 48%30% — 67%25 asylum decisions |
| Triage Master4,609 cases in the program · peak FY2023 | 1,301quartiles 401—2,472 | 24%23% — 25%nationwide 43% | 15%14% — 16%nationwide 21% | 63%62% — 65%nationwide 41% | 37%34% — 40%971 asylum decisions |
| Padilla Class Members2,149 cases in the program · peak FY2020 | 142quartiles 56—1,264 | 61%60% — 63%nationwide 53% | 5%4% — 6%nationwide 23% | 56%55% — 58%nationwide 40% | 40%36% — 44%563 asylum decisions |
| Asylum office rule2,749 cases in the program · peak FY2023 | 43quartiles 34—175 | 84%83% — 86%nationwide 42% | 24%22% — 26%nationwide 22% | 17%15% — 18%nationwide 39% | 32%29% — 37%502 asylum decisions |
| NACARA Section 2032,670 cases in the program · peak FY2019 | 2,792quartiles 1,630—5,055 | 8%7% — 9%nationwide 45% | 1%<1% — 1%nationwide 20% | 95%94% — 95%nationwide 41% | 16%9% — 27%62 asylum decisions |
| Vangala settlement2,440 cases in the program · peak FY2026 | 590quartiles 219—957 | 33%32% — 35%nationwide 32% | 17%16% — 19%nationwide 28% | 38%36% — 40%nationwide 35% | 17%14% — 22%332 asylum decisions |
| Franco Litigation1,702 cases in the program · peak FY2026 | 450quartiles 191—1,530 | 45%43% — 47%nationwide 43% | 4%3% — 5%nationwide 22% | 49%47% — 51%nationwide 39% | 16%14% — 20%590 asylum decisions |
| Interim final rule1,553 cases in the program · peak FY2020 | 161quartiles 56—980 | 63%61% — 65%nationwide 53% | 5%4% — 6%nationwide 22% | 55%53% — 56%nationwide 41% | 58%53% — 62%481 asylum decisions |
| Unaccompanied Children - Aged Out/Released from Custody1,492 cases in the program · peak FY2026 | 145quartiles 68—277 | 85%83% — 86%nationwide 29% | 14%12% — 15%nationwide 30% | 30%28% — 32%nationwide 33% | 5%1% — 23%21 asylum decisions |
| NTA not filed within 120 days of EPRD1,542 cases in the program · peak FY2019 | 163quartiles 80—385 | 74%72% — 76%nationwide 46% | 1%1% — 1%nationwide 21% | 32%30% — 34%nationwide 40% | 0%0% — 1%285 asylum decisions |
| ATD Pilot1,544 cases in the program · peak FY2023 | 2,548quartiles 1,847—3,555 | 1%1% — 2%nationwide 46% | 12%11% — 14%nationwide 20% | 76%74% — 78%nationwide 41% | 30%25% — 35%376 asylum decisions |
| Recent arrival1,086 cases in the program · peak FY2025 | 117quartiles 51—179 | 90%88% — 92%nationwide 38% | 37%35% — 40%nationwide 24% | 23%20% — 25%nationwide 33% | 22%18% — 27%364 asylum decisions |
Under each share — the 95% interval, then the nationwide share for the same years; under asylum, instead of the nationwide figure, the number of decisions the share rests on.
The unit counted is a completed proceeding — not a case and not an asylum decision; elapsed time runs from that proceeding's charging document. The grant rate here speaks to who was placed in the program, not to how strict its judges were.
How this is counted
Programs with fewer than 1,000 completed proceedings over the period are not shown.
The "nationwide" column is not an overall average but a share weighted by the program's volume in each year, so the same years are compared. Only the year is aligned: a program's own courts and its own mix of cases are part of what the program is. Proceedings with no appearance recorded count in neither the numerator nor the denominator of the in absentia share.
"Represented" means a respondent's representative was on record no later than the decision date; the release carries no names. The gap between represented and unrepresented reflects both the quality of counsel and which cases find counsel at all. It does not follow that counsel raises the odds by exactly this much.
How this percentage is calculated
Grant rate = granted / (granted + denied). Administrative closures, withdrawals, abandonment and "not adjudicated" are excluded from the denominator. What is counted is a decision per proceeding, not per application: asylum, withholding and CAT protection are almost always asked for together, so withholding and CAT grants are counted separately from asylum. The U.S. fiscal year runs October 1 – September 30.