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The number of Afghans with pending asylum cases in New York immigration courts has grown significantly in the past several fiscal years, according to data from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University (TRAC).
In the 2022 fiscal year (FY) there were 38 pending asylum cases for Afghan nationals in New York immigration courts. In FY 2023, that number jumped more than 300% to 179 pending cases. And as of December of 2023, 269 Afghans had pending asylum cases in New York immigration courts, according to TRAC, making it the highest number of Afghan asylum cases in New York immigration courts in more than a decade.
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