Immigration Data and Statistics Collection
The Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS) carries out two main functions: to collect and disseminate to Congress and the public data and information useful in evaluating the social, economic, environmental, and demographic impact of immigration laws; and to establish standards of reliability and validity for immigration statistics collected by the Department’s operational Components.
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Credible Fear Cases Completed and Referrals for Credible Fear Interview
Credible Fear Cases Completed and Referrals for Credible Fear Interview. An individual will be found to have a credible fear of persecution if he or she establishes that there is a “significant possibility” that he or she could establish in a full hearing before an Immigration Judge that he or she has been persecuted or has a well-founded fear of persecution or harm on account of his or her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion if returned to his or her country.
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Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States
Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the U.S. by period of entry, region and country of origin, state of residence, age, and sex.
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Fiscal Year 1998 Statistical Yearbook - Immigrant Tables
1998 Statistical Yearbook - Immigrant Tables