TABLE 1
Breakdown By Country For Applicants Who Filed For CAT Relief in FY 1999
Country
| Number of FY 1999 IJ Decisions |
| |
CHINA | 282
|
HAITI | 182
|
GUATEMALA | 146
|
EL SALVADOR | 123
|
INDIA | 104
|
VIETNAM | 97
|
CUBA | 88
|
LAOS | 56
|
SOMALIA | 50
|
IRAN | 47
|
ALBANIA | 46
|
NIGERIA | 44
|
IRAQ | 41
|
MEXICO | 34
|
COLOMBIA | 32
|
PERU | 30
|
CAMBODIA | 29
|
BANGLADESH | 29
|
RUSSIA | 29
|
ETHIOPIA | 25
|
MAURITANIA | 24
|
ARMENIA | 24
|
LIBERIA | 19
|
SRI LANKA | 17
|
KAMPUCHEA | 16
|
EGYPT | 16
|
PAKISTAN | 16
|
YUGOSLAVIA | 16
|
HONDURAS | 14
|
UGANDA | 13
|
ALGERIA | 12
|
ROMANIA | 11
|
NICARAGUA | 13
|
UKRAINE | 10
|
SIERRA LEONE | 10
|
GUINEA | 10
|
SUDAN | 10
|
FIJI | 9
|
ZAIRE | 9
|
GHANA | 9
|
PHILIPPINES | 9
|
JAMAICA | 9
|
INDONESIA | 8
|
LEBANON | 8
|
KENYA | 8
|
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 7
|
AFGHANISTAN | 7
|
ERITREA | 6
|
BULGARIA | 6
|
JORDAN | 6
|
ECUADOR | 5
|
SYRIA | 5
|
IVORY COAST (COTE D'IVOIRE) | 5
|
STATELESSALIEN UNABLE TO NAME A COUNTRY | 4
|
CAMEROON | 5
|
TURKEY | 4
|
CONGO | 4
|
SURINAME | 4
|
GEORGIA | 4
|
THAILAND | 4
|
UZEBEKISTAN | 4
|
SOUTH AFRICA | 4
|
GUYANA | 4
|
AZERBAIJAN | 4
|
YEMEN | 4
|
ISRAEL | 4
|
BYELORUSSIA (BELARUS) | 3
|
RWANDA | 3
|
SERBIA MONTENEGRO | 3
|
CHILE | 3
|
BURMA (MYANMAR) | 3
|
GAMBIA | 3
|
SAUDI ARABIA | 3
|
TOGO | 2
|
COSTA RICA | 2
|
NEPAL | 2
|
MOROCCO | 2
|
CROATIA | 2
|
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 2
|
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA | 2
|
LATVIA | 2
|
CANADA | 2
|
MALI | 2
|
WESTERN SAMOA | 1
|
MACEDONIA | 1
|
BELIZE | 1
|
ANGOLA | 1
|
ARGENTINA | 1
|
VENEZUELA | 1
|
AUSTRALIA | 1
|
BAHAMAS | 1
|
BRAZIL | 1
|
HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS | 1
|
PANAMA | 1
|
KUWAIT | 1
|
POLAND | 1
|
PORTUGAL | 1
|
LITHUANIA | 1
|
SENEGAL | 1
|
UNITED KINGDOM | 1
|
SOVIET UNION | 1
|
KAZAKHSTAN | 1
|
TANZANIA | 1
|
ZAMBIA | 1
|
MONGOLIA | 1
|
ESTONIA | 1
|
QATAR | 1
|
Total | 2,000
|
TABLE 2
Breakdown By Country For Applicants Who Filed For CAT Relief in FY 2000
Country Number of FY 2000
| IJ Decisions |
| |
CHINA | 1,750
|
HAITI | 1,128
|
EL SALVADOR | 524
|
CUBA | 449
|
GUATEMALA | 419
|
SOMALIA | 330
|
VIETNAM | 322
|
INDIA | 312
|
ALBANIA | 221
|
MEXICO | 207
|
IRAN | 175
|
COLOMBIA | 169
|
PERU | 147
|
RUSSIA | 145
|
MAURITANIA | 142
|
NIGERIA | 136
|
ETHIOPIA | 124
|
PAKISTAN | 122
|
BANGLADESH | 120
|
YUGOSLAVIA | 114
|
LAOS | 112
|
ARMENIA | 103
|
LIBERIA | 103
|
INDONESIA | 100
|
SRI LANKA | 93
|
EGYPT | 86
|
IRAQ | 82
|
PHILIPPINES | 66
|
UKRAINE | 64
|
CAMBODIA | 62
|
HONDURAS | 58
|
LEBANON | 54
|
CONGO | 52
|
CAMEROON | 52
|
NICARAGUA | 51
|
AFGHANISTAN | 50
|
GHANA | 48
|
SIERRA LEONE | 47
|
JAMAICA | 46
|
SUDAN | 37
|
JORDAN | 36
|
ROMANIA | 35
|
ARGENTINA | 34
|
ALGERIA | 33
|
BULGARIA | 29
|
KAMPUCHEA | 28
|
UGANDA | 25
|
SYRIA | 25
|
FIJI | 24
|
YEMEN | 23
|
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 23
|
ERITREA | 21
|
GUINEA | 20
|
SOUTH AFRICA | 20
|
GAMBIA | 20
|
MACEDONIA | 19
|
TOGO | 19
|
PANAMA | 19
|
KENYA | 18
|
NEPAL | 18
|
GUYANA | 18
|
AZERBAIJAN | 17
|
ANGOLA | 17
|
BURMA (MYANMAR) | 17
|
ECUADOR | 17
|
BYELORUSSIA (BELARUS) | 16
|
SERBIA MONTENEGRO | 16
|
KAZAKHSTAN | 15
|
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 15
|
GEORGIA | 15
|
UNITED KINGDOM | 14
|
UZEBEKISTAN | 14
|
BOLIVIA | 14
|
MOROCCO | 13
|
STATELESSALIEN UNABLE TO NAME A COUNTRY | 13
|
IVORY COAST (COTE D'IVOIRE) | 12
|
SENEGAL | 12
|
SURINAME | 12
|
POLAND | 12
|
ISRAEL | 11
|
THAILAND | 10
|
VENEZUELA | 9
|
TURKEY | 9
|
LATVIA | 8
|
BRAZIL | 8
|
NIGER | 7
|
COSTA RICA | 7
|
CROATIA | 7
|
SOUTH KOREA | 7
|
HUNGARY | 6
|
ZAIRE | 6
|
CANADA | 5
|
BAHAMAS | 5
|
TURKMENISTAN | 5
|
KUWAIT | 5
|
TANZANIA | 5
|
SLOVAK REPUBLIC | 5
|
BELIZE | 5
|
MALI | 5
|
MALAYSIA | 5
|
BURUNDI | 4
|
TAJIKISTAN (TADZHIK) | 4
|
CHAD | 4
|
RWANDA | 4
|
PARAGUAY | 4
|
BAHRAIN | 4
|
ESTONIA | 4
|
SOVIET UNION | 3
|
MONGOLIA | 3
|
TUNISIA | 3
|
LIBYA | 3
|
CZECH REPUBLIC | 3
|
CAPE VERDE | 3
|
PORTUGAL | 3
|
CHILE | 3
|
BUKINA FASO | 2
|
BENIN | 2
|
GUINEA BISSAU | 2
|
TAIWAN | 2
|
LITHUANIA | 2
|
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA | 2
|
AUSTRALIA | 2
|
FRANCE | 2
|
GRENADA | 2
|
GREECE | 2
|
MACAU | 2
|
HONG KONG | 2
|
KOSOVE | 2
|
GUADELOUPE | 2
|
AUSTRIA | 1
|
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | 1
|
ANTIQUA AND BARBUDA | 1
|
BARBADOS | 1
|
BELGIUM | 1
|
BHUTAN | 1
|
NO NATIONALITY | 1
|
ZAMBIA | 1
|
WESTERN SAMOA | 1
|
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | 1
|
TONGA | 1
|
ST. LUCIA | 1
|
ST. KITTS, WEST INDIES | 1
|
SAUDI ARABIA | 1
|
QATAR | 1
|
KIRGHIZIA (KYRGYZSTAN) | 1
|
OMAN | 1
|
BRITISH WEST INDIES | 1
|
NIUE | 1
|
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | 1
|
MOZAMBIQUE | 1
|
MADAGASCAR | 1
|
LESOTHO | 1
|
ZIMBABWE | 1
|
KOSRAE, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA | 1
|
DOMINICA | 1
|
COMORO ISLANDS | 1
|
PALAU | 1
|
Total | 9,438
|
TABLE 3
Breakdown By Countries For Applicants Who Only Filed For CAT Relief in FY 1999
Country
| Number of FY 1999 IJ Decisions |
| |
HAITI | 19
|
CUBA | 15
|
GUATEMALA | 11
|
VIETNAM | 10
|
NIGERIA | 10
|
CHINA | 7
|
IRAN | 6
|
BANGLADESH | 5
|
EL SALVADOR | 5
|
LAOS | 5
|
IRAQ | 4
|
CAMBODIA | 3
|
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 2
|
INDIA | 2
|
SRI LANKA | 2
|
MEXICO | 2
|
RUSSIA | 2
|
ALBANIA | 1
|
ALGERIA | 1
|
ANGOLA | 1
|
ARMENIA | 1
|
YUGOSLAVIA | 1
|
UZEBEKISTAN | 1
|
UNITED KINGDOM | 1
|
COLOMBIA | 1
|
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 1
|
HONDURAS | 1
|
SIERRA LEONE | 1
|
JAMAICA | 1
|
ERITREA | 1
|
GHANA | 1
|
GUINEA | 1
|
AFGHANISTAN | 1
|
PERU | 1
|
ZAIRE | 1
|
PANAMA | 1
|
ISRAEL | 1
|
EGYPT | 1
|
Total | 131
|
TABLE 4
Breakdown by Country of FY 2000 Decisions Where Applicants Only Filed for Convention Against Torture Relief
Country
| FY 2000 Decisions |
| |
CHINA | 125
|
HAITI | 72
|
CUBA | 69
|
VIETNAM | 54
|
EL SALVADOR | 38
|
GUATEMALA | 24
|
MEXICO | 24
|
COLOMBIA | 18
|
LAOS | 17
|
NIGERIA | 16
|
SRI LANKA | 15
|
HONDURAS | 14
|
INDIA | 14
|
CAMBODIA | 12
|
JAMAICA | 12
|
ALBANIA | 9
|
LIBERIA | 8
|
YUGOSLAVIA | 7
|
LEBANON | 7
|
PAKISTAN | 7
|
IRAQ | 7
|
RUSSIA | 7
|
IRAN | 6
|
PHILIPPINES | 6
|
EGYPT | 6
|
SOMALIA | 6
|
ALGERIA | 6
|
GHANA | 5
|
UZEBEKISTAN | 5
|
PERU | 5
|
SIERRA LEONE | 4
|
ARMENIA | 4
|
UKRAINE | 4
|
CAMEROON | 4
|
THAILAND | 4
|
AFGHANISTAN | 3
|
ETHIOPIA | 3
|
NICARAGUA | 3
|
ROMANIA | 3
|
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 3
|
GUYANA | 2
|
KAZAKHSTAN | 2
|
CONGO | 2
|
CAPE VERDE | 2
|
BOLIVIA | 2
|
BANGLADESH | 2
|
ECUADOR | 2
|
TURKEY | 2
|
IVORY COAST (COTE D'IVOIRE) | 2
|
KAMPUCHEA | 2
|
ISRAEL | 2
|
MAURITANIA | 2
|
UGANDA | 2
|
TURKMENISTAN | 2
|
SOUTH AFRICA | 2
|
TOGO | 2
|
STATELESSALIEN UNABLE TO NAME A COUNTRY | 2
|
POLAND | 2
|
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 2
|
SYRIA | 1
|
CANADA | 1
|
BYELORUSSIA (BELARUS) | 1
|
BRITISH WEST INDIES | 1
|
ANGOLA | 1
|
UNITED KINGDOM | 1
|
YEMEN | 1
|
BULGARIA | 1
|
KENYA | 1
|
SERBIA MONTENEGRO | 1
|
SENEGAL | 1
|
PANAMA | 1
|
NO NATIONALITY | 1
|
MOROCCO | 1
|
GAMBIA | 1
|
GEORGIA | 1
|
MONGOLIA | 1
|
GRENADA | 1
|
LATVIA | 1
|
JORDAN | 1
|
HUNGARY | 1
|
SLOVAK REPUBLIC | 1
|
Total | 637
|
TABLE 5
Breakout by Country for Criminally Charged Applicants Who Filed for CAT Relief in
Country
| Number of FY 1999 IJ Decisions |
| |
VIETNAM | 96
|
CUBA | 69
|
LAOS | 45
|
EL SALVADOR | 44
|
CAMBODIA | 29
|
NIGERIA | 27
|
IRAN | 27
|
HAITI | 23
|
IRAQ | 21
|
CHINA | 14
|
COLOMBIA | 13
|
GUATEMALA | 11
|
MEXICO | 10
|
JAMAICA | 9
|
NICARAGUA | 10
|
INDIA | 8
|
ARMENIA | 9
|
ETHIOPIA | 8
|
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 7
|
LIBERIA | 7
|
RUSSIA | 6
|
YUGOSLAVIA | 7
|
AFGHANISTAN | 6
|
HONDURAS | 5
|
SIERRA LEONE | 5
|
UKRAINE | 5
|
JORDAN | 5
|
KAMPUCHEA | 4
|
ALGERIA | 4
|
THAILAND | 4
|
SOMALIA | 4
|
UGANDA | 4
|
PAKISTAN | 3
|
ERITREA | 3
|
GUINEA | 3
|
GUYANA | 3
|
EGYPT | 3
|
ECUADOR | 3
|
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA | 2
|
LEBANON | 2
|
PHILIPPINES | 2
|
SERBIA MONTENEGRO | 2
|
ZAIRE | 2
|
MOROCCO | 2
|
ALBANIA | 2
|
TURKEY | 2
|
CROATIA | 2
|
SYRIA | 1
|
BULGARIA | 1
|
COSTA RICA | 1
|
UNITED KINGDOM | 1
|
CAMEROON | 2
|
BYELORUSSIA (BELARUS) | 1
|
BELIZE | 1
|
BAHAMAS | 1
|
AZERBAIJAN | 1
|
WESTERN SAMOA | 1
|
ANGOLA | 1
|
UZEBEKISTAN | 1
|
INDONESIA | 1
|
PANAMA | 1
|
PERU | 1
|
LITHUANIA | 1
|
POLAND | 1
|
ZAMBIA | 1
|
PORTUGAL | 1
|
ESTONIA | 1
|
SENEGAL | 1
|
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 1
|
SRI LANKA | 1
|
STATELESSALIEN UNABLE TO NAME A COUNTRY | 1
|
HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS | 1
|
SUDAN | 1
|
GHANA | 1
|
TANZANIA | 1
|
KAZAKHSTAN | 1
|
SAUDI ARABIA | 1
|
Total | 613
|
TABLE 6
Breakout by Country for Criminally Charged Applicants Who Filed for CAT Relief in
Country
| Number of FY 2000 IJ Decisions |
| |
CUBA | 319
|
VIETNAM | 318
|
HAITI | 122
|
EL SALVADOR | 119
|
LAOS | 103
|
MEXICO | 63
|
NIGERIA | 59
|
CAMBODIA | 56
|
COLOMBIA | 49
|
IRAN | 41
|
JAMAICA | 41
|
GUATEMALA | 39
|
NICARAGUA | 38
|
CHINA | 35
|
IRAQ | 30
|
ETHIOPIA | 25
|
LIBERIA | 23
|
PHILIPPINES | 21
|
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 19
|
LEBANON | 18
|
RUSSIA | 17
|
SOMALIA | 16
|
AFGHANISTAN | 16
|
SIERRA LEONE | 15
|
PAKISTAN | 14
|
YUGOSLAVIA | 13
|
INDIA | 13
|
PERU | 13
|
GUYANA | 12
|
JORDAN | 12
|
UKRAINE | 11
|
HONDURAS | 11
|
ARMENIA | 11
|
SYRIA | 10
|
THAILAND | 10
|
KAMPUCHEA | 10
|
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 9
|
ALBANIA | 9
|
ALGERIA | 8
|
PANAMA | 8
|
GHANA | 7
|
ECUADOR | 7
|
MOROCCO | 7
|
ROMANIA | 6
|
KENYA | 6
|
STATELESSALIEN UNABLE TO NAME A COUNTRY | 6
|
SOUTH KOREA | 5
|
EGYPT | 5
|
SOUTH AFRICA | 5
|
BAHAMAS | 5
|
HUNGARY | 4
|
IVORY COAST (COTE D'IVOIRE) | 4
|
UGANDA | 4
|
POLAND | 4
|
COSTA RICA | 4
|
BELIZE | 4
|
TAJIKISTAN (TADZHIK) | 3
|
VENEZUELA | 3
|
CAPE VERDE | 3
|
SERBIA MONTENEGRO | 3
|
FIJI | 3
|
AZERBAIJAN | 3
|
UZEBEKISTAN | 3
|
UNITED KINGDOM | 2
|
CANADA | 2
|
BURMA (MYANMAR) | 2
|
BULGARIA | 2
|
GAMBIA | 2
|
SUDAN | 2
|
PORTUGAL | 2
|
GRENADA | 2
|
RWANDA | 2
|
SENEGAL | 2
|
TAIWAN | 2
|
LIBYA | 2
|
MACAU | 2
|
SOVIET UNION | 2
|
LATVIA | 2
|
BRAZIL | 1
|
BOLIVIA | 1
|
BENIN | 1
|
MALAYSIA | 1
|
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | 1
|
BANGLADESH | 1
|
MOZAMBIQUE | 1
|
AUSTRIA | 1
|
ARGENTINA | 1
|
ANTIQUA AND BARBUDA | 1
|
PALAU | 1
|
BARBADOS | 1
|
CROATIA | 1
|
TUNISIA | 1
|
GUINEA | 1
|
TURKEY | 1
|
ERITREA | 1
|
TONGA | 1
|
HONG KONG | 1
|
BYELORUSSIA (BELARUS) | 1
|
DOMINICA | 1
|
BRITISH WEST INDIES | 1
|
KOSOVE | 1
|
ST. KITTS, WEST INDIES | 1
|
CAMEROON | 1
|
WESTERN SAMOA | 1
|
FRANCE | 1
|
MACEDONIA | 1
|
INDONESIA | 1
|
Total | 1,939
|
TABLE 7
Breakout By Country for Criminally Charged Applicants Who Only Filed for CAT Relief in FY 1999
Country
| Number of FY 1999 IJ Decisions |
| |
VIETNAM | 10
|
CUBA | 10
|
NIGERIA | 9
|
LAOS | 5
|
HAITI | 4
|
IRAN | 4
|
CAMBODIA | 3
|
IRAQ | 3
|
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 2
|
INDIA | 2
|
EL SALVADOR | 2
|
EGYPT | 1
|
CHINA | 1
|
ARMENIA | 1
|
ANGOLA | 1
|
ALGERIA | 1
|
COLOMBIA | 1
|
ERITREA | 1
|
GUATEMALA | 1
|
AFGHANISTAN | 1
|
HONDURAS | 1
|
ZAIRE | 1
|
JAMAICA | 1
|
MEXICO | 1
|
PANAMA | 1
|
RUSSIA | 1
|
UNITED KINGDOM | 1
|
YUGOSLAVIA | 1
|
GUINEA | 1
|
Total | 72
|
TABLE 8
Breakout By Country for Criminally Charged Applicants Who Only Filed for CAT Relief in FY 2000
Country
| Number of FY 2000 Decisions |
| |
CUBA | 59
|
VIETNAM | 49
|
HAITI | 27
|
LAOS | 16
|
MEXICO | 13
|
CAMBODIA | 12
|
EL SALVADOR | 12
|
JAMAICA | 10
|
NIGERIA | 8
|
COLOMBIA | 7
|
IRAQ | 6
|
LIBERIA | 5
|
RUSSIA | 3
|
GUATEMALA | 3
|
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 3
|
EGYPT | 3
|
CHINA | 3
|
IRAN | 3
|
THAILAND | 3
|
INDIA | 3
|
GHANA | 2
|
GUYANA | 2
|
YUGOSLAVIA | 2
|
PAKISTAN | 2
|
PERU | 2
|
CAPE VERDE | 2
|
SOUTH AFRICA | 2
|
ALGERIA | 2
|
NICARAGUA | 2
|
ECUADOR | 1
|
ETHIOPIA | 1
|
CANADA | 1
|
BYELORUSSIA (BELARUS) | 1
|
BRITISH WEST INDIES | 1
|
GRENADA | 1
|
ARMENIA | 1
|
POLAND | 1
|
UZEBEKISTAN | 1
|
UGANDA | 1
|
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 1
|
SYRIA | 1
|
STATELESSALIEN UNABLE TO NAME A COUNTRY | 1
|
SIERRA LEONE | 1
|
IVORY COAST (COTE D'IVOIRE) | 1
|
ROMANIA | 1
|
HUNGARY | 1
|
PHILIPPINES | 1
|
PANAMA | 1
|
MOROCCO | 1
|
LEBANON | 1
|
KENYA | 1
|
KAMPUCHEA | 1
|
AFGHANISTAN | 1
|
SERBIA MONTENEGRO | 1
|
Total | 291
|
TABLE 9
Disposition of CAT Claims
March 22, 1999-July 31, 2000
| CAT Grants
| | | Denied
| Other
| Total |
| Total
| Withholding
| Deferral
| | | |
Number | 581 | 295 | 286 | 8,110 | 2,747 | 2,747 |
% of Total Adjudications | 5.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 70.9 | 24.0 | 24.0 |
Source: Executive Office for Immigration Review, Office of Planning and Analysis, September 19, 2000.
Other includes 1,833 cases administratively closed, 796 applications withdrawn by the applicant, and 118 applications abandoned by the applicant.