The US asylum system faces record demands

With record numbers of migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. asylum courts face massive case backlogs. The Biden administration has used other pathways, such as humanitarian parole, to provide temporary protection to some groups.

Total asylum applications filed, total asylum applications pending, and total asylum applications granted (initial case completions).
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