BIA Edge

Everything in the library, counted from the live database

What's in the corpus

This page is a live inventory of everything BIA Edge holds: how many documents, from which sources, and covering which dates. Figures are counted directly from the production database and refreshed at least daily. Coverage is not uniform across sources and time periods — see coverage and freshness for source-by-source status.

As of: September 4, 2026, 07:30 UTC

477,503
Decisions
12,937
Country-conditions reports
7,172
Reference sections
5,317
Statutory & regulatory provisions

Decisions

Administrative decisions

Source Documents Earliest decision Latest decision
BIA published precedent 3,299 June 15, 1955 September 3, 2026
BIA unpublished decisions (non-precedent) 249,155 January 3, 2017 October 6, 2025
AAO decisions (non-precedent) 167,772 January 3, 2005 June 5, 2026
Immigration Judge decisions 78 August 25, 1995 March 16, 2026
OCAHO published decisions 2,592 March 11, 1988 August 12, 2026
BALCA decisions 5,474 September 21, 1978 February 18, 2026

Federal courts

Source Documents Earliest decision Latest decision
U.S. Supreme Court immigration decisions 2,820 August 22, 1795 June 30, 2026
Federal circuit court immigration decisions 23,820 June 8, 1908 September 3, 2026
Federal district court immigration decisions 22,490 August 15, 1818 September 3, 2026
Other federal court opinions 3

Unpublished BIA and AAO decisions are non-precedential. Immigration Judge decisions are a selected set published on the IJ decisions page.

Country-conditions reports

Report series Reports Countries covered Years
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 5,186 343 1999–2024
International Religious Freedom Reports 4,828 284 1999–2023
Trafficking in Persons Reports 2,923 290 2004–2024

Reference library

7,172 sections of agency manuals, guidance, and reports (country-conditions reports counted separately above).

Agency manuals & policy

Source Sections Last updated
Foreign Affairs Manual 778 May 26, 2026
USCIS Policy Manual 572 August 31, 2026
DOL OFLC 518 August 8, 2026
ORR Unaccompanied Children Bureau Policy Guide 333
USCIS Forms 302 August 31, 2026
USCIS Policy Memoranda 226 July 17, 2026
USCIS Adjudicator's Field Manual (retired) 167
EOIR Policy Memoranda 108 September 3, 2026
CBP Guidance 82 September 3, 2026
ORR Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Policy Guide 59
ICE Guidance 42 July 6, 2026
ICE Detention Standards 35
DOJ Justice Manual - Immigration Litigation 16
Handbook for Employers (M-274) 15
USCIS Asylum Officer Basic Training Course 12
USCIS Web Guidance 12 July 14, 2026
DOJ Justice Manual 11
E-Verify User Manual 9
USCIS Affirmative Asylum Procedures 4
Guide to Naturalization (M-476) 2

Practice manuals

Source Sections Last updated
BIA Practice Manual 132
Immigration Court Practice Manual 122
AAO Practice Manual 9

Oversight & research reports

Source Sections Last updated
GAO Reports 1,759
CRS Reports 418
DHS OIG Reports 371

Treaties & international guidance

Source Sections Last updated
1951 Refugee Convention and 1967 Protocol 2
Convention Against Torture 1
UNHCR Refugee Status Handbook 1
UNHCR Guidelines on International Protection 1

Other reference materials

Source Sections Last updated
INA Legislative History 899
USCIS Fee Schedule (G-1055) 133 July 28, 2026
EOIR Forms 20 July 29, 2026
USCIS Poverty Guidelines (I-864P) 1 February 27, 2026

Statutes & regulations

1,264
Statutory provisions (INA / U.S.C.)
4,053
Regulatory provisions (C.F.R.)

Visa bulletins

293 monthly bulletins from December 2001 through September 2026, with 15,858 priority-date entries. Browse visa bulletins.

Criminal codes

48 of 52
State codes with full text
47,943
State provisions with text
1,410
Federal criminal provisions

Remaining state codes are held as directories where the publisher restricts full-text access.

Research signals

154,696
Holdings
156,701
Headnotes
139,944
Citation links
18,166
ImmCite validity records

Holdings, headnotes, and some classifications are AI-assisted research aids — see the AI disclaimer. ImmCite treatment is explained in How ImmCite Works.