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Facts and Figures

The information in this section is drawn from the TRAC Report Immigration Enforcement: The Rhetoric, The Reality (May 28, 2007).

	Persons charged in immigration courts by DHS, FY 2004 - 2006	[graph]	[table]
	Individuals charged in immigration court by type of charge, FY 2004 - 2006	[graph]	[table]
	Individuals charged in immigration court by charge category, FY 1992 - 2006	[graph]	[table]
	National security and terrorism charges in immigration court, FY 1992 - 2006	[graph]	[table]
	Individuals charged in immigration court with criminal violations, FY 1992 - 2006	[graph]	[table]
	Individuals charged in immigration court with only immigration violations, FY 1992 - 2006	[graph]	[table]
	Removals for national security and related grounds, FY 1996 - 2005		[table]
	Reported criminal removals, FY 1996 - 2005		[table]

The information in this section is drawn from TRAC's Immigration Judge reports of September 24, 2007 and July 31, 2006.

	Asylum denial rates by immigration judge FY 2001 - 2006		[table]
	Court-by-court disparity in asylum decisions FY 2001 - 2006		[table]
	Asylum denial rates by nationality FY 2001 - 2006		[table]
	Nationality and court-by-court disparity in asylum decisions FY 2001 - 2006		[table]
	Nationality of asylum seekers FY 2001 - 2006	[graph]
	Asylum denial rates FY 1994 - 2005	[graph]
	Asylum denial rates by immigration judge FY 2000 - 2005		[table]
	Asylum denial rates by immigration judge FY 1994 - 1999		[table]
	Nationality of asylum seekers	[graph]	[table]
	Asylum denial rates by nationality, FY 2000 - 2005		[table]
	Asylum denial rates by nationality, FY 1994 - 1999		[table]
	Immigration judges ranked by asylum denial rates FY 2000 - 2005	[graph]	[table]
	Immigration judges ranked by asylum denial rates FY 1994 - 1999		[table]
	NYC immigration judges ranked by asylum denial rates for Chinese	[graph]	[table]
	Denial ranking of NYC immigration judges (Chinese vs. other asylum seekers)		[table]

The information in this section is drawn from the TRAC Asylum Process Report (August 7, 2006).

	Process Flow Affirmative Asylum Applications (Department of Homeland Security)	[graph]	[table]
	Process Flow Defensive Asylum Applications (Department of Justice)	[graph]
	Affirmative Asylum Cases Received and Completed by USCIS	[graph]	[table]
	Defensive Asylum Cases Closed by Adjudication	[graph]	[table]
	Affirmative Asylum Outcome FY 2000 - 2004	[graph]	[table]
	Percent of Affirmative Asylum Cases "Otherwise Closed"	[graph]	[table]
	Defensive Asylum Applications Received and Completed	[graph]	[table]
	Origin of Defensive Asylum Applications	[graph]	[table]
	Cases "Decided on Merit" FY 2001 - 2005	[graph]	[table]
	Outcome of Cases Decided on Merit	[graph]	[table]
	Origin of Applications Persons Granted Asylum	[graph]	[table]
	Origin of Applications Persons Denied Asylum	[graph]	[table]

The information in this section is drawn from the TRAC Immigration Inspection Report (April 4, 2006).

	Overview - US port of entry inspection process	[graph]	[table]
	Composition of traffic at US ports of entry - FY 2005	[graph]	[table]
	Applicants being kept out	[graph]	[table]
	Secondary inspection	[graph]	[table]
	Refusals after secondary inspection	[graph]	[table]
	Evidence of criminal activity uncovered		[table]
	Detainable Aliens	[graph]	[table]

The information in this section is drawn from the TRAC Border Patrol Report on Staffing (April 4, 2006) and the TRAC Border Patrol Report on Apprehensions (April 4, 2006).

	Border Patrol Staffing
	Agents on payroll, 1947 - 2005	[graph]	[table]
	Impact of 9/11 on border patrol agents	[graph]	[table]
	Growth in border patrol agents after 9/11		[table]
	Border patrol agents: southern vs. northern border	[graph]	[table]

	Border Patrol Apprehensions
	National trends, 1947 - 2005	[graph]	[table]
	The last 10 years: agents vs. apprehensions	[graph]
	Border Patrol Sectors	[graph]
	Southern Border: apprehensions vs. staffing	[graph]	[table]
	Northern Border: apprehensions vs. staffing	[graph]	[table]
	Apprehensions, voluntary departures and criminal convictions	[graph]

The information in this section is drawn from TRAC analysis of EOIR internal data.

	Individuals charged with moral turpitude in Immigration Court	[table]

Some of the information in this section is drawn from the TRAC Report on DHS Criminal Immigration Enforcement (August 24, 2005).

	Enforcement Trends
	Referrals for prosecution up sharply	[graph]	[table]
	Upsurge in criminal actions	[graph]	[table]
	Only modest change in enforcement activity outside of Texas South	[graph]
	Criminal referrals sky rocket in southern district of Texas	[graph]	[table]
	Texas South versus rest of nation	[graph]
	Criminal enforcement trends	[graph]	[table]

	Sentencing Patterns
	Prison sentences drop	[graph]	[table]
	Contrasts on prison sentences by judicial district	[graph]	[table]
	Sentences in magistrate and district courts	[graph]	[table]
	Sentences for DHS-Immigration convictions usually shorter	[graph]
	by agency		[table]
	by program category		[table]
	Immigration Offenses
	A few criminal statutes are the focus of most prosecutions	[graph]	[table]
	Offenses prosecuted differ by court	[graph]	[table]

	Comparative Profiles
	DHS-Immigration now ranks first in federal convictions	[graph]	[table]
	Immigration the focus of most federal prosecutions	[graph]	[table]
	Immigration matters have high prosecution rates	[graph]
	by agency		[table]
	by program category		[table]
	Prosecution time less for immigration cases	[graph]
	by agency		[table]
	by program category		[table]
	Six out of ten prosecutions handled in magistrate court		[table]
	Underreporting of immigration cases		[table]
	Immigration convictions by lead charge in Texas South		[table]
	Processing time for DHS immigration cases		[table]

	Specific District's Figures and Rankings