ASYLUM OFFICE WORKLOAD March 2017 Asylum Workload Applications filed Received ABC cases Non-ABC cases Reopened Month Percent 16,545 16,404 1 16,403 141 99% 0% 100% 1% Interviews scheduled Conducted No shows Cancelled by applicant Cancelled by USCIS 6,650 4,017 506 1,344 783 60% 8% 20% 12% Interviews conducted Pre-Reform cases Reform cases 4,017 14 4,003 0% 100% 316 292 24 92% 8% Cases adjudicated Approvals Pre-Reform cases Reform cases Denials Pre-Reform cases Reform cases Referrals (interviewed cases) Pre-Reform cases Reform cases Filing Deadline Referrals 3,546 1,295 1 1,294 10 1 9 1,533 2 1,531 708 37% 0% 100% 0% 10% 90% 43% 0% 100% 20% Cases completed (includes revocations) Pre-Reform cases Reform cases Adjudicated Pre-Reform cases Reform cases Referrals (uninterviewed cases) Pre-Reform cases Reform cases Dismissals (no fingerprints) Pre-Reform cases Reform cases Administratively closed/No-show denials Pre-Reform cases Reform cases Revocations 4,621 5 4,616 3,546 4 3,542 437 na 437 0 0 0 622 1 621 16 Charging documents served Principals Dependents 1,736 1,331 ,405 Preliminary Decisions Recommended approvals Denials Pending end of month Source: RACWKLM1 Source: USCIS Asylum Division 0% 100% 77% 0% 100% 9% 9% 0% 0% 0% 13% 0% 100% 0% 77% 23% 254,128 4/18/2017 ASYLUM APPLICATIONS FILED March 2017 Office Total Arlington Boston Chicago Houston Los Angeles Miami Newark New York New Orleans San Francisco Source: RACWKLM1 USCIS Asylum Division Applications Filed Percent 16,545 1,419 762 1,224 1,203 1,966 3,749 1,722 2,636 295 1,569 9% 5% 7% 7% 12% 23% 10% 16% 2% 9% Received Reopened 16,404 141 1,411 759 1,201 1,188 1,942 3,741 1,707 2,618 294 1,543 8 3 23 15 24 8 15 18 1 26 4/18/2017 LEADING NATIONALITIES FOR ASYLUM APPLICATIONS FILED WITH USCIS March 2017 Rank Nationality Total Applications Filed 16,404 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VENEZUELA CHINA EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA MEXICO HONDURAS INDIA HAITI COLOMBIA RUSSIA 3,404 1,897 1,455 1,455 1,368 895 540 354 297 293 21% 12% 9% 9% 8% 5% 3% 2% 2% 2% 11,958 4,446 73% 27% Top 10 nationalities Other nationalities Source: RACG2301 USCIS Asylum Division Percent 4/18/2017 ASYLUM INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED March 2017 Office Interviews Scheduled Interviews Conducted % No Shows % Rescheduled by Applicant % Rescheduled by USCIS % Total 6,650 4,017 60% 506 8% 1,344 20% 783 12% Arlington Boston Chicago Houston Los Angeles Miami Newark New York New Orleans San Francisco 451 259 571 284 1,489 465 1,134 1,125 211 661 278 165 405 143 869 259 685 712 123 378 62% 64% 71% 50% 58% 56% 60% 63% 58% 57% 14 5 40 62 77 25 91 156 8 28 3% 2% 7% 22% 5% 5% 8% 14% 4% 4% 132 66 92 62 348 132 173 150 33 156 29% 25% 16% 22% 23% 28% 15% 13% 16% 24% 27 23 34 17 195 49 185 107 47 99 6% 9% 6% 6% 13% 11% 16% 10% 22% 15% Source: RACWKLM1 USCIS Asylum Division 4/18/2017 ASYLUM CASES COMPLETED March 2017 Office Filing Cases Closed/ Cases Cases Cases Referred Deadline Referred Dismissals No-Show Completed Approved Denied (Interviewed) Referrals (Uninterviewed) (No Fingerprints) Denials Revocations Total 4,621 1,295 10 1,533 708 437 0 622 16 Arlington Boston Chicago Houston Los Angeles Miami Newark New York New Orleans San Francisco 395 152 379 181 891 292 667 1,064 160 440 114 18 93 59 397 54 109 130 69 252 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 177 79 113 55 195 194 130 445 63 82 37 21 54 4 117 4 242 180 13 36 18 6 8 13 107 9 74 196 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 28 110 50 74 30 112 100 14 61 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 10 1 1 Source: RACWKLM1 USCIS Asylum Division 4/18/2017 ASYLUM APPLICATIONS PENDING March 2017 Office Total Arlington Boston Chicago Houston Los Angeles Miami Newark New York New Orleans San Francisco Source: RACWKLM1 USCIS Asylum Division Asylum Cases Pending Local Office Circuit Ride 254,128 224,607 29,521 21,002 13,223 16,878 14,067 42,607 50,589 26,103 42,668 2,940 24,051 14,774 13,223 11,511 11,048 40,374 47,929 25,237 42,668 777 17,066 6,228 0 5,367 3,019 2,233 2,660 866 2,163 6,985 4/18/2017