U.S. Asylum Claim Backlog Is Steadily Growing

Pending cases by fiscal year

An area chart showing the U.S. immigration asylum claims backlog rising from over 100,000 cases in 2012 to over 820,000 cases in early 2023.

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Note: Data for fiscal year 2023 is from January 2023.

Source: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University.