U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review: Statistical Year Book, 2003

摘要

This is the FY 2003 Statistical Year Book which summarizes the work of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) for the past five years. EOIR, an agency of Department of Justice, carries out its mission through three main organizational components: the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge (OCIJ), the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO). In FY 2003, OCIJ supervised 212 immigration judges located in 52 courts throughout the United States. Nineteen of the 52 immigration courts are located in either detention centers or prisons. Additionally, immigration judges travel to more than 100 other hearing locations to conduct proceedings. At each proceeding, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) trial attorney represents the United States Government, while the respondent alien appears on his or her own behalf or retains an attorney at no expense to the Government. This report is intended to provide an introduction to the types of immigration matters processed by EOIR on a daily basis. Included in this report are data from FY 1999-FY 2003. Data in this report have been updated, and thus may be slightly different from previously published Statistical Year Book data. The accomplishments reported in the Statistical Year Book are the results of the effort and dedication demonstrated by EOIR staff members throughout the year.