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| Percent of Affirmative Asylum Cases  "Otherwise Closed"  | 
| Year | Cases Completed | Otherwise Closed | Percent Otherwise Closed | 
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| Total | 402,391 | 194,732 | 48% | 
| 2000 | 57,911 | 20,083 | 35% | 
| 2001 | 67,627 | 20,700 | 31% | 
| 2002 | 81,875 | 29,660 | 36% | 
| 2003 | 86,755 | 47,648 | 55% | 
| 2004 | 108,223 | 76,641 | 71% |