Explore monthly motion records by court and official national motion totals. Each series shows its own source, period and counting rules.
Monthly counts of motion records saved in the public EOIR data.
Source snapshot cutoff: 2026-08-31
These counts describe saved motion records, including some non-asylum cases. One person or case can have more than one motion; the data does not record a motion grant rate here.
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The snapshot total, the count in the selected months and the records this date axis cannot place are three separate numbers. They are never added together or subtracted from one another.
| Calendar month | Motion records |
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A zero month means this snapshot holds no matching record for that month. It is not proof that no such motion was ever filed, and no value is estimated for an empty month.
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This motion section provides monthly counts by court and topic. It does not provide verified outcome meanings, motion grant rates, judge-level statistics or a record-level timeline.
The official national motion totals further down this page come from a different source, a different cutoff and a different set of motion types. The two are kept apart and are never joined into one series.
Official national motion counts, separate from asylum grant and denial statistics.
Recorded motions
Report generated:
Latest reporting point
FY2026 · through Q3 (cumulative)
Shared scale: 0–200,000. Use arrow keys to explore values; Home and End jump to the first and last.
Court motions to reopen
Court motions to recalendar
Court motions to reconsider
BIA MTRs
How to read this table
| Fiscal year / reporting point | Court motions to reopen | Court motions to recalendar | Court motions to reconsider | BIA MTRs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2016 · complete fiscal year | 13,720 | 13,696 | 540 | 5,641 |
| FY2017 · complete fiscal year | 15,896 | 19,450 | 847 | 5,898 |
| FY2018 · complete fiscal year | 17,760 | 18,478 | 2,447 | 7,658 |
| FY2019 · complete fiscal year | 20,147 | 13,003 | 1,304 | 5,568 |
| FY2020 · complete fiscal year | 17,887 | 14,088 | 1,148 | 4,993 |
| FY2021 · complete fiscal year | 10,877 | 10,565 | 977 | 5,784 |
| FY2022 · complete fiscal year | 16,265 | 7,379 | 1,047 | 4,522 |
| FY2023 · complete fiscal year | 29,203 | 8,630 | 1,819 | 5,097 |
| FY2024 · complete fiscal year | 44,662 | 13,008 | 2,181 | 7,197 |
| FY2025 · complete fiscal year | 54,557 | 131,290 | 3,548 | 7,643 |
| FY2026 · through Q3 (cumulative) | 28,437 | 13,795 | 3,021 | 4,600 |
Read the exact source table (PDF) Check the official source
Source fingerprint: 19766e6e220e67ca0f0b4f5428504521b69d810abdf3ce137823eed810bb33f8
The two sources count different sets of motions. The monthly records match four topics on the exact motion code saved in the source; a code that mixes several actions is not used. The official table counts three court motion types and the Board’s combined figure.
| Motion type | What it asks for | Monthly records: source codes | Official national table | Official guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motions to reopen | A request to consider new facts or evidence after a decision. | O, MA, MC | Court motions to reopen | Read the official procedural guidance |
| Motions to reconsider | A request to review claimed errors of fact or law in a decision. | FD | Court motions to reconsider | Read the official procedural guidance |
| Motions to recalendar | A request to return an administratively closed matter to the active calendar. | C | Court motions to recalendar | Read the official procedural guidance |
| Motions to change venue | A request to move a case to a different immigration court. | CV | Not counted | — |
| BIA MTRs | The Board reports these three motion types together. BIA procedures are separate from immigration-court procedures. | Not counted | BIA MTRs | BIA practice manual |
Continuances are not in this batch. A court is the court code saved with the motion; it does not show current jurisdiction or that a venue change succeeded.
A motion is a request, not a guaranteed outcome. The appropriate procedure and deadlines depend on the record; seek qualified help.
Fixed national default received-month summary; does not carry current court, category, date basis or month filters.: JSONMarkdown
Coverage and source versions are listed separately from publication, acquisition and later checks. A check does not extend the records beyond their cutoff.
Used on this page: Saved motion records by month
Available page coverageStored dated records through the source cutoff; available months are listed in each record view.
Source edition2026-08
Source snapshot cutoff
Official FOIA libraryOriginal CASE ZIP · about 4.55 GBEOIR code keyEdition details and fingerprint
Standard comparison periodFY2021–FY2025
Official source recheck ·
Source reachable at the last check; its contents have not been compared with this edition yet
Used on this page: Court motions and the separate BIA motion total
Available page coverageFY2016–FY2025; FY2026 · partial fiscal year through 2026-06-30
Source cutoff
Official report PDFSaved source table PDFEdition details and fingerprint
Official source recheck
No later source recheck recorded for this edition
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