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ASYLUM OFFICE WORKLOAD
December 1997
Asylum Workload Month Percent
Applications Filed 4,517
Received 2,915 65%
ABC cases 143 5%
Non-ABC cases 2,772 95%
Reopened 1,602 35%
Interviews Scheduled 14,711
Conducted 4,821 33%
No shows 4,494 31%
Cancelled by applicant 3,431 23%
Cancelled by INS 1,965 13%
Interviews Conducted 4,821
Pre-Reform cases 1,926 40%
Reform cases 2,893 60%
Preliminary Decisions 1,965
Recommended approvals 1,048 53%
Denials 917 47%
Cases Adjudicated 4,198
Approvals 1,034 26%
Pre-Reform cases 229 22%
Reform cases 805 78%
Denials 511 12%
Pre-Reform cases 369 72%
Reform cases 142 28%
Referrals (interviewed cases)2,653 63%
Pre-Reform cases 820 31%
Reform cases 1,833 69%
Cases completed 8,018
Pre-Reform cases 4,395 55%
Reform cases 3,623 45%
Adjudicated 4,198 52%
Pre-Reform cases 1,418 34%
Reform cases 2,780 66%
Referrals (uninterviewed cases)73 1%
Pre-Reform cases na
Reform cases 73
Administratively closed 3,747 47%
Pre-Reform cases 2,977 79%
Reform cases 770 21%
Charging documents served 5,265
Principals 4,367 83%
Dependents 898 17%
Pending end of month 388,334
ASYLUM APPLICATIONS FILED
December 1997
Office Applications Percent Received Reopened
Total 4,517 2,915 1,602
Arlington 359 8% 267 92
Chicago 253 6% 174 79
Houston 215 5% 182 33
Los Angeles 1,362 30% 981 381
Miami 460 10% 322 138
Newark 647 14% 223 424
New York 793 18% 367 426
San Francisco 428 9% 399 29
LEADING NATIONALITIES FOR ASYLUM APPLICATIONS FILED WITH INS
December 1997
Rank Nationality Applications Filed Percent
Total 4,517
1 Mexico 676 15%
2 El Salvador 568 13%
3 Guatemala 451 10%
4 China 444 10%
5 India 281 6%
6 Haiti 225 5%
7 Somalia 170 4%
8 Pakistan 94 2%
9 Iran 80 2%
10 Nicaragua 79 2%
Top 10 nationalities 3,068 68%
Other nationalities 1,449 32%
Applications filed includes re-opened cases
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ASYLUM INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED
December 1997
Office Interviews Interviews No Rescheduled Rescheduled
Scheduled Conducted % Shows % by Applicant % by INS %
Total 14,711 4,821 33% 4,494 31% 3,431 23% 1,965 13%
Arlington 572 338 59% 90 16% 101 18% 43 8%
Chicago 299 172 58% 35 12% 59 20% 33 11%
Houston 618 300 49% 114 18% 162 26% 42 7%
Los Angeles 3,508 1,261 36% 1,176 34% 530 15% 541 15%
Miami 1,247 464 37% 188 15% 351 28% 244 20%
Newark 3,127 708 23% 1,174 38% 852 27% 393 13%
New York 4,321 1,020 24% 1,578 37% 1,221 28% 502 12%
San Francisco1,019 558 55% 139 14% 155 15% 167 16%
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ASYLUM CASES COMPLETED
December 1997
Office Cases Cases Cases Referred Referred Cases
Completed Approved Denied (Interviewed) (Uninterviewed) Closed
Total 8,018 1,034 511 2,653 73 3,747
Arlington 489 176 26 195 3 89
Chicago 278 40 31 156 4 47
Houston 388 105 38 149 3 93
LA 1,549 190 254 511 12 582
Miami 693 86 52 311 19 225
Newark 1,409 72 61 413 11 852
New York 2,700 275 42 595 15 1,773
San Fran 512 90 7 323 6 86
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ASYLUM APPLICATIONS PENDING
December 1997
Office Asylum Cases Local Circuit
Pending Office Ride
Total 388,334 342,465 45,869
Arlington 45,474 37,909 7,565
Chicago 11,904 3,578 8,565
Houston 20,940 16,693 4,247
LA 152,544 150,917 1,627
Miami 51,206 50,651 555
Newark 37,547 21,525 16,022
New York 34,127 34,127 0
San Fran 34,592 27,065 7,527
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