U.S. immigration statistics: reports built from government data
Immigration courts, asylum, VAWA, waivers and marriage green cards in numbers. Every table comes from an EOIR, USCIS or DHS file, is reconciled against that file's totals, and can be downloaded. Text and charts are free to republish with credit.
Files retrieved October 31, 2026. Updated when new quarterly and annual releases appear.
- Deportation and removal defense
3.3Mcases pending in immigration court on September 30, 2026, down 15.9% from the FY2024 peak
U.S. Immigration Court Statistics 2026: Backlog, Wait Times and Outcomes
3.3 million pending cases, 281,867 in absentia removal orders in nine months and a 55% representation rate: the key immigration court numbers from EOIR, FY2016 to FY2026, with sources and downloadable data.
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Read the report - Asylum
7.5%of immigration court asylum decisions that were a grant or a denial went the applicant's way in the first nine months of FY2026, down from 24.4% in FY2025 and 45.7% in FY2024
U.S. Asylum Statistics 2026: Grant Rates, Denials and the Backlog
Immigration judges granted 7,231 asylum cases and denied 89,740 in the first nine months of FY2026, a 7.5% grant share; 2.3 million court applications and 1.39 million USCIS applications are pending. EOIR and USCIS data, FY2016 to FY2026, with sources.
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Read the report - Asylum
85.5%of Russian asylum decisions on the merits in FY2024 were grants (3,605 granted, 613 denied) against 45.7% for all nationalities
Asylum Outcomes for Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians and Central Asians: U.S. Data 2015–2024
Immigration judges granted 3,605 Russian asylum cases and denied 613 in FY2024, an 85.5% grant share. Grants, denials and rates for 12 former Soviet nationalities from EOIR and the DHS Yearbook, 2015 to 2024, with sources and downloads.
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Read the report - VAWA self-petitions
272,911VAWA self-petitions pending at USCIS on June 30, 2026, 52 times the 5,285 pending in FY2010
VAWA Self-Petition Statistics 2026: Approvals, Denials and a 272,911-Case Backlog
272,911 VAWA self-petitions were pending at USCIS on June 30, 2026, up from 5,285 in 2010. Receipts, approvals and denials for abused spouses, children and parents, FY2010 to FY2026, from USCIS data with sources and downloads.
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Read the report - Inadmissibility waivers
86.1%of I-601A provisional waiver decisions in April to June 2026 were approvals (3,556 approved, 576 denied); 89.2% over the last four quarters
Immigration Waiver Statistics 2026: I-601A, I-601 and I-212 Approval Rates and Wait Times
USCIS approved 86% of I-601A provisional waiver decisions but only 50% of I-601 decisions in April to June 2026, with a 25-month median wait for I-601A. Four quarters of USCIS waiver data with sources and downloads.
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Read the report - Family and marriage-based immigration
83.2%of immediate-relative I-130 decisions in April to June 2026 were approvals (82,636 approved, 16,661 denied); median wait 13.0 months
Marriage Green Card Statistics 2026: I-130, I-485, I-751 and K-1 Approval Rates and Wait Times
USCIS approved 83% of immediate-relative I-130 decisions, 94% of I-751 decisions and 75% of K-1 petitions in April to June 2026, with a 13-month I-130 wait and 22.6 months for I-751. National and field-office data for Florida, California and major cities, with sources.
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How the data is built
The inputs are the Executive Office for Immigration Review's adjudication statistics (U.S. Department of Justice), USCIS quarterly and monthly reports, and the DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics yearbook. No surveys, estimates or third-party data.
Tables are extracted from the original PDF and Excel files by scripts that check row sums, recompute rates and reconcile every table with the totals printed in the same file. Each chart names its file, the agency's data-generated date, and offers a CSV download.
Legal context lives in the immigration law reference library: statutes, forms, courts and judges with primary sources.
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Frequently asked questions
Where do the figures in these reports come from?
Only from files published by the U.S. government: EOIR adjudication statistics (Department of Justice), USCIS quarterly and monthly reports, and the DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics yearbook. Every table is reconciled against the totals printed in its source file, and each chart names its file and the data-generated date.
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