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
12,937
Country-conditions reports
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| BIA unpublished decisions (non-precedent) |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Unpublished BIA and AAO decisions are non-precedential.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
18,166
ImmCite validity records
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