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69 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Immigration Parole
2025-09-18 · Reports · R46570 · HTML available · PDF available
Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure
2025-08-28 · Reports · RS20844 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Court Legal Access Programs: Terminations and Related Litigation
2025-07-28 · Posts · IN12588 · HTML available · PDF available
Global Refugee Resettlement: Background and Selected Issues
2025-07-24 · Resources · IF12813 · HTML available · PDF available
The CBP Home Mobile Application and “Self-Departure”
2025-06-12 · Resources · IF13030 · HTML available · PDF available
Employment Authorization for Asylum Applicants
2025-05-08 · Resources · IF12993 · HTML available · PDF available
Recent Executive Branch Actions on Immigration (Part 1)
2025-05-01 · Posts · LSB11299 · HTML available · PDF available
Recent Executive Branch Actions on Immigration (Part 2)
2025-05-01 · Posts · LSB11300 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Parolees’ Eligibility for Federal Benefits
2025-04-18 · Reports · R48514 · HTML available · PDF available
Primer on U.S. Immigration Policy
2025-03-31 · Reports · R45020 · HTML available · PDF available
Recent White House Actions on Immigration
2025-02-10 · Posts · LSB11265 · HTML available · PDF available
FY2024 Immigration Court Data: Case Outcomes
2025-02-03 · Posts · IN12501 · HTML available · PDF available
FY2024 EOIR Immigration Court Data: Caseloads and the Pending Cases Backlog
2025-01-24 · Posts · IN12492 · HTML available · PDF available
Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs
2025-01-15 · Reports · R43725 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Courts: Decline in New Cases at the End of FY2024
2024-11-26 · Posts · IN12463 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Efforts to Manage Western Hemisphere Migration Flows
2024-11-18 · Resources · IF12538 · HTML available · PDF available
The Biden Administration’s Revised Proclamation and Final Rule, “Securing the Border”
2024-11-06 · Posts · IN12457 · HTML available · PDF available
Central American Migration: Root Causes and U.S. Policy
2024-10-30 · Resources · IF11151 · HTML available
What Is Affirmative Asylum?
2024-10-24 · Reports · R48249 · HTML available · PDF available
Credible Fear and Defensive Asylum Processes: Frequently Asked Questions
2024-09-25 · Reports · R48078 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 118th Congress
2024-09-05 · Reports · R47901 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Immigration Courts: Access to Counsel in Removal Proceedings and Legal Access Programs
2024-08-06 · Resources · IF12158 · HTML available · PDF available
The Biden Administration’s Proclamation and Rule, Securing the Border, and DHS Operational Constraints
2024-06-20 · Posts · IN12383 · HTML available · PDF available
The Biden Administration’s June 2024 Proclamation and Rule, Securing the Border
2024-06-12 · Posts · LSB11178 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS): Operations and Issues for Congress
2024-04-05 · Reports · R48021 · HTML available · PDF available
Medical Care Standards in Immigrant Detention Facilities
2024-04-02 · Resources · IF12623 · HTML available · PDF available
FY2023 Immigration Court Data: Case Outcomes
2024-02-07 · Posts · IN12318 · HTML available · PDF available
The Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2): Asylum-Related Reforms
2023-10-30 · Resources · IF12522 · HTML available · PDF available
Employment Eligibility for Migrants Released from DHS Custody at the Southwest Border
2023-09-27 · Posts · IN12258 · HTML available · PDF available
The Biden Administration’s Final Rule on Arriving Aliens Seeking Asylum (Part Two)
2023-09-21 · Posts · LSB11045 · HTML available · PDF available
The Biden Administration’s Final Rule on Arriving Aliens Seeking Asylum (Part One)
2023-09-21 · Posts · LSB11044 · HTML available · PDF available
FEMA Assistance for Migrants Through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program-Humanitarian (EFSP-H) and Shelter and Services Program (SSP)
2023-08-31 · Reports · R47681 · HTML available · PDF available
Removal Proceedings and the Immigration Court Backlog
2023-08-28 · Infographics · IG10041 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Options for Immigration Parolees
2023-08-17 · Reports · R47654 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Judge Hiring and Projected Impact on the Immigration Courts Backlog
2023-07-28 · Reports · R47637 · HTML available · PDF available
The Department of Homeland Security’s “Metering” Policy: Legal Issues
2023-07-17 · Posts · LSB10295 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration 101: Executive Branch Agencies Involved with Immigration
2023-06-07 · Resources · IF12424 · HTML available
Asylum Process in Immigration Courts and Selected Trends
2023-05-15 · Reports · R47504 · HTML available · PDF available
Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Certain Countries: Recent Litigation Developments
2023-03-08 · Posts · LSB10541 · HTML available · PDF available
Noncitizen Eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
2023-02-16 · Reports · R46697 · HTML available · PDF available
The Effect of Private Immigration Legislation and Recent Policy Changes
2023-02-01 · Posts · LSB10909 · HTML available
U.S. Refugee Admissions Program
2023-01-20 · Reports · R47399 · HTML available · PDF available
Afghan Eligibility for Selected Benefits Based on Immigration Status: In Brief
2023-01-18 · Reports · R46950 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Agency Rule Expands Asylum Officers’ Authority
2022-12-09 · Resources · IF12162 · HTML available · PDF available
Ukrainian Eligibility for Selected Benefits Based on Immigration Status: In Brief
2022-11-29 · Reports · R47290 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 117th Congress
2022-10-21 · Reports · R47061 · HTML available
An Overview of the Statutory Bars to Asylum: Limitations on Granting Asylum (Part Two)
2022-09-07 · Posts · LSB10816 · HTML available · PDF available
An Overview of the Statutory Bars to Asylum: Limitations on Applying for Asylum (Part One)
2022-09-07 · Posts · LSB10815 · HTML available · PDF available
Are Temporary Protected Status Recipients Eligible to Adjust Status?
2022-09-01 · Posts · LSB10554 · HTML available · PDF available
Supreme Court Rules That Migrant Protection Protocols Rescission Was Not Unlawful
2022-07-28 · Posts · LSB10798 · HTML available · PDF available