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1 online resource (iii, 65 pages) : color illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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"November 2016." |
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"GAO-17-72." |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Background. EOIR data indicate that outcomes of completed asylum applications varied over time and across immigration courts and judges. -- Grant rates for asylum applications can be affected by case characteristics and outcome variance persists when controlling for certain factors. -- EOIR has programs in place to facilitate access to legal resources for asylum applicants, but could improve efforts to measure program results. -- Conclusions. -- Recommendation for executive action. -- Agency comments and our evaluation. -- Appendices. |
| Summary |
Tens of thousands of foreign nationals in the United States apply annually for asylum, which provides refuge to those who have been persecuted or fear persecution on protected grounds. EOIR's immigration judges decide asylum application outcomes in court proceedings. In 2008, GAO reported that EOIR data from October 1994 through April 2007 showed significant variation in the outcomes across immigration courts and judges (grants versus denials) of such applications. This report examines (1) variation in asylum applications outcomes over time and across courts and judges; (2) factors associated with variability; and (3) EOIR's actions to facilitate asylum applicants' access to legal resources. GAO recommends that EOIR develop and implement a system of performance measures, including establishing a baseline, to regularly evaluate the effectiveness of LOP and LOPC. |
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover page (GAO, viewed November 24, 2016). |
| Subject |
United States. Department of Justice. Executive Office for Immigration Review -- Rules and practice.
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United States. Department of Justice. Executive Office for Immigration Review. (OCoLC)fst01852827
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Asylum, Right of -- United States.
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Immigration courts -- United States.
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Asylum, Right of. (OCoLC)fst00819842
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Immigration courts. (OCoLC)fst01919386
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Online resources.
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Rules. (OCoLC)fst01423857
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| Added Title |
Variation exists in outcomes of applications across immigration courts and judges |
| Gpo Item No. |
0546-D (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
GA 1.13:GAO-17-72 |
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