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BIA appeal outcomes

How EOIR recorded the Board of Immigration Appeals’ dispositions of IJ Case Appeals in complete fiscal years 2021–2025, by year and by who filed the appeal.

Historical snapshot

119,252

Recorded IJ Case Appeal events (denominator) · Complete disposition FY2021–FY2025

2026-08 EOIR CASE release; observed through 2026-08-31.

These are historical appeal events, not final asylum outcomes or personal predictions. How these records are counted

Recorded outcomes by fiscal year

Each bar uses the selected filing party’s recorded appeal events in that complete fiscal year as its denominator. The scale always runs from 0 to 100%.

Who filed the appeal changes what the combined pattern represents. Respondent-filed and DHS-filed appeals use separate denominators; Both and Other remain only in the all-party view.

All recorded filing parties · complete disposition fiscal years

Recorded appeal events in this selected scope: 119,252. Includes respondent, DHS, Both and Other filing-party codes.

Shared scale: 0–100%.

Dismissed / IJ decision affirmed (DIS), as recorded

  1. 54.5%FY2021
  2. 48.3%FY2022
  3. 54.8%FY2023
  4. 56.7%FY2024
  5. 49.8%FY2025

Remanded for further action (REM), as recorded

  1. 24.9%FY2021
  2. 22.4%FY2022
  3. 16.0%FY2023
  4. 11.3%FY2024
  5. 13.3%FY2025

Appeal sustained (SUS), as recorded

  1. 0.4%FY2021
  2. 0.3%FY2022
  3. 0.2%FY2023
  4. 0.1%FY2024
  5. 0.3%FY2025

Other recorded dispositions

  1. 20.2%FY2021
  2. 29.0%FY2022
  3. 29.0%FY2023
  4. 31.9%FY2024
  5. 36.6%FY2025
Every recorded outcome count, including small values and zero, appears in the table. A missing value is not zero.
All recorded filing parties · recorded BIA dispositions by complete decision fiscal year
Disposition FYAppeal events (denominator)Dismissed / IJ decision affirmed (DIS), as recordedRemanded for further action (REM), as recordedAppeal sustained (SUS), as recordedOther recorded dispositions
FY202118,50210,087 · 54.5%4,600 · 24.9%82 · 0.4%3,733 · 20.2%
FY202219,9199,629 · 48.3%4,462 · 22.4%54 · 0.3%5,774 · 29.0%
FY202323,59712,939 · 54.8%3,766 · 16.0%48 · 0.2%6,844 · 29.0%
FY202433,16018,794 · 56.7%3,753 · 11.3%45 · 0.1%10,568 · 31.9%
FY202524,07411,978 · 49.8%3,213 · 13.3%81 · 0.3%8,802 · 36.6%

All recorded categories are shown. Rounded percentages may not sum to exactly 100%.

Respondent-filed appeals (A) · complete disposition fiscal years

Recorded appeal events in this selected scope: 109,995. This filing-party view does not include Both or Other filing-party codes.

Shared scale: 0–100%.

Dismissed / IJ decision affirmed (DIS), as recorded

  1. 65.5%FY2021
  2. 53.2%FY2022
  3. 56.8%FY2023
  4. 58.0%FY2024
  5. 54.2%FY2025

Remanded for further action (REM), as recorded

  1. 11.5%FY2021
  2. 20.1%FY2022
  3. 14.1%FY2023
  4. 10.1%FY2024
  5. 7.5%FY2025

Appeal sustained (SUS), as recorded

  1. <0.1%FY2021
  2. <0.1%FY2022
  3. <0.1%FY2023
  4. <0.1%FY2024
  5. <0.1%FY2025

Other recorded dispositions

  1. 23.0%FY2021
  2. 26.7%FY2022
  3. 29.1%FY2023
  4. 31.9%FY2024
  5. 38.2%FY2025
Every recorded outcome count, including small values and zero, appears in the table. A missing value is not zero.
Respondent-filed appeals (A) · recorded BIA dispositions by complete decision fiscal year
Disposition FYAppeal events (denominator)Dismissed / IJ decision affirmed (DIS), as recordedRemanded for further action (REM), as recordedAppeal sustained (SUS), as recordedOther recorded dispositions
FY202115,2349,983 · 65.5%1,745 · 11.5%7 · <0.1%3,499 · 23.0%
FY202218,0129,587 · 53.2%3,615 · 20.1%2 · <0.1%4,808 · 26.7%
FY202322,66812,874 · 56.8%3,204 · 14.1%1 · <0.1%6,589 · 29.1%
FY202432,31818,736 · 58.0%3,269 · 10.1%2 · <0.1%10,311 · 31.9%
FY202521,76311,793 · 54.2%1,640 · 7.5%7 · <0.1%8,323 · 38.2%

All recorded categories are shown. Rounded percentages may not sum to exactly 100%.

DHS-filed appeals (I) · complete disposition fiscal years

Recorded appeal events in this selected scope: 8,991. This filing-party view does not include Both or Other filing-party codes.

Shared scale: 0–100%.

Dismissed / IJ decision affirmed (DIS), as recorded

  1. 2.5%FY2021
  2. 2.0%FY2022
  3. 6.3%FY2023
  4. 6.5%FY2024
  5. 7.6%FY2025

Remanded for further action (REM), as recorded

  1. 88.3%FY2021
  2. 44.2%FY2022
  3. 60.5%FY2023
  4. 57.2%FY2024
  5. 68.4%FY2025

Appeal sustained (SUS), as recorded

  1. 2.2%FY2021
  2. 2.6%FY2022
  3. 5.2%FY2023
  4. 5.2%FY2024
  5. 3.0%FY2025

Other recorded dispositions

  1. 7.0%FY2021
  2. 51.2%FY2022
  3. 28.0%FY2023
  4. 31.1%FY2024
  5. 20.9%FY2025
Every recorded outcome count, including small values and zero, appears in the table. A missing value is not zero.
DHS-filed appeals (I) · recorded BIA dispositions by complete decision fiscal year
Disposition FYAppeal events (denominator)Dismissed / IJ decision affirmed (DIS), as recordedRemanded for further action (REM), as recordedAppeal sustained (SUS), as recordedOther recorded dispositions
FY20213,18880 · 2.5%2,814 · 88.3%71 · 2.2%223 · 7.0%
FY20221,84037 · 2.0%814 · 44.2%47 · 2.6%942 · 51.2%
FY202389256 · 6.3%540 · 60.5%46 · 5.2%250 · 28.0%
FY202481353 · 6.5%465 · 57.2%42 · 5.2%253 · 31.1%
FY20252,258172 · 7.6%1,545 · 68.4%68 · 3.0%473 · 20.9%

All recorded categories are shown. Rounded percentages may not sum to exactly 100%.

Part of the change in the combined series reflects a change in who filed; patterns within filing-party groups also changed. These data do not establish why.

What the recorded labels mean

Dismissed / IJ decision affirmed (DIS), as recorded
DIS is the documented dismissal/affirmance code. It does not establish a final asylum denial.
Remanded for further action (REM), as recorded
REM returns the matter for further proceedings or action. It is not an asylum grant or a known final result.
Appeal sustained (SUS), as recorded
SUS records that an appeal was sustained. Which party filed matters; it is not a universal respondent win.
Other recorded dispositions
Other is a mixed group of recorded codes, including summary dismissal, summary affirmance and administrative pathways.
See exact disposition codes

Explore historical associations

Some certified pooled records are available on existing court and nationality profiles. They describe stored record associations, not a court’s decision on the BIA appeal or a person’s future outcome.

What these records cannot tell you

The data do not show an individual’s eventual asylum result, predict an appeal, or identify the cause of changes over time.

EOIR’s official workload report counts all appeal types and uses a different population. Its filed, completed and pending totals are separate from these CASE IJ Case Appeal dispositions.

Complete disposition FY2021–FY2025, nationally, for all recorded filing parties, respondent-filed (A), and DHS-filed (I). Each annual scope keeps its own denominator. Query parameters are not supported.

BIA methodology · Source and release details · Download certified national aggregates · Companion manifest · Official all-appeals workload report

Data and sources

Default national summary and published series: JSONMarkdown

Coverage and source versions are listed separately from publication, acquisition and later checks. A check does not extend the records beyond their cutoff.

EOIR public CASE data

Used on this page: IJ Case Appeal records and separately defined appeal populations

Available page coverageFY2021–FY2025

Source edition2026-08

Source snapshot cutoff

Official FOIA libraryOriginal CASE ZIP · about 4.55 GBEOIR code keyEdition details and fingerprint

Standard comparison periodFY2021–FY2025

Source obtained or reviewed for this edition

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Official BIA workload

Used on this page: Official workload across all BIA appeal categories

Available page coverageFY2021–FY2025 · complete fiscal years

Official report PDFEdition details and fingerprint

Official source coverageFY2016–FY2025 · Complete fiscal years; FY2026 · partial fiscal year through 2026-06-30

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