This graph shows the rate at which affirmative asylum cases were granted by immigration courts in the United States from 2007 to 2016. An affirmative asylum application involves completing an application for asylum and submitting it to a DHS Asylum office. In 2016, 83 percent of affirmative asylum cases were granted by the courts.
Rate of affirmative asylum cases granted by immigration courts in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016*
* All years are fiscal years.
**Data prior to 2012 has been taken from previous reports which can be found here.
An affirmative asylum application involves completing an application for asylum and submitting it to a DHS Asylum office.
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US Department of Justice. (June 12, 2017). Rate of affirmative asylum cases granted by immigration courts in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/234398/affirmative-asylum-case-grant-rate-by-us-immigration-courts/
US Department of Justice. "Rate of affirmative asylum cases granted by immigration courts in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016*." Chart. June 12, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/234398/affirmative-asylum-case-grant-rate-by-us-immigration-courts/
US Department of Justice. (2017). Rate of affirmative asylum cases granted by immigration courts in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/234398/affirmative-asylum-case-grant-rate-by-us-immigration-courts/
US Department of Justice. "Rate of Affirmative Asylum Cases Granted by Immigration Courts in The U.S. from 2007 to 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/234398/affirmative-asylum-case-grant-rate-by-us-immigration-courts/
US Department of Justice, Rate of affirmative asylum cases granted by immigration courts in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/234398/affirmative-asylum-case-grant-rate-by-us-immigration-courts/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Rate of affirmative asylum cases granted by immigration courts in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016* [Graph], US Department of Justice, June 12, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/234398/affirmative-asylum-case-grant-rate-by-us-immigration-courts/
