Chapter
Asylum Eligibility Requirements
Overview of the Affirmative and Defensive Asylum
Application Processes
Eligibility for Federal Benefits
THE NUMBER OF ASYLUM APPLICATIONS FILED PER FISCAL YEAR HAS INCREASED EVERY YEAR FROM 2010 TO 2014
The Number of Asylum Applications Filed in Fiscal Year 2014 Is More Than Double the Total Filed in Fiscal Year 2010
Asylum Applicant Characteristics Vary By Country of Nationality and Location
USCIS Has a Backlog of More than 100,000 Principal Affirmative Asylum Applications, Most of Which Have Exceeded Required Time Frames for Adjudication
DHS AND DOJ HAVE LIMITED CAPABILITIES TO DETECT AND PREVENT ASYLUM FRAUD
DHS and DOJ Have Established Dedicated Antifraud Entities
USCIS Has Not Assessed Fraud Risks across Affirmative Asylum Claims
EOIR Has Not Assessed Fraud Risks across Asylum Applications in the Immigration Courts
USCIS Does Not Have Complete or Readily Available Data on FDNS’s Efforts to Combat Asylum Fraud
USCIS Has Limited Capability to Detect Fraud in Affirmative Asylum Applications
USCIS’s Capability to Identify Patterns of Fraud across Asylum Applications is Limited
FDNS Prescreens Asylum Applications in Some, but Not All, Asylum Offices
FDNS Has Not Established Clear Responsibilities for Fraud Detection in Asylum Offices
USCIS Provides Limited Fraud Training for Asylum Officers and Does Not Have a Mechanism for Conducting Ongoing Training Needs Assessments
USCIS Provides Limited Fraud Training for Asylum Officers
USCIS Does Not Have a Mechanism for Regularly Assessing Asylum Officer Training Needs
USCIS Does Not Have Readily Available Data on Asylum Officer Attrition
USCIS Could Enhance Its Quality Assurance Processes by Examining for Indicators of Fraud
DHS AND DOJ HAVE IMPLEMENTED MECHANISMS TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED FRAUD, BUT USE OF THESE MECHANISMS HAS BEEN LIMITED
DHS and DOJ Rarely Pursue Criminal Penalties or Discipline Attorneys for Fraud
Attorney Discipline and Disbarment
Circuit Court Rulings and Agency Priorities Play a Role in Recent Decreases in Asylum Terminations due to Fraud
USCIS Has Not Tracked Asylum Cases Pending Termination due to Fraud and Has Limited Goals for Terminations
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION
AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION
APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY
APPENDIX II: FRAUD RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Chapter 2:
TESTIMONY OF LEON RODRIGUEZ, DIRECTOR, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES. HEARING ON “THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE SECURITY OF THE U.S. REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM”
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT CASE PROCESSING
THE REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PIPELINE
Chapter 3:
STATEMENT OF MARK KRIKORIAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES. HEARING ON “THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE SECURITY OF THE U.S. REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM”
A) Screening Cannot Be Done Adequately
B) The Sea Within Which Terrorist Fish Swim
A) More Can Be Helped Abroad
B) Success of Refugee Protection Means People Go Home When Conflict Ends
1) The Only Way to Reduce the Security Risk of Resettling Syrian Refugees (or Those from Somalia and Other Failed States) Is to Reduce the Number We Resettle
The U.S. Asylum System: Trends in Claims, Fraud Risks and Prevention Controls
( Immigration in the 21st Century: Political, Social and Economic Issues )
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