| Characteristic | Affirmative | Defensive |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
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August 2019
United States
FY 2014 to FY 2018
*All years are fiscal years.
According to the source, an affirmative application for asylum involves completing an asylum application and then submitting it to a DHS Asylum Office. Alternatively, a defensive application involves requesting asylum before an immigration judge.
The defensive asylum process applies to aliens who appear before EOIR and who request asylum before an IJ. The affirmative asylum process applies to aliens who initially file an asylum application with USCIS and, subsequently, have that application referred by USCIS to EOIR.
EOIR=Executive Office for Immigration Review
USCIS=United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
