ARCHIVED – Formative Evaluation of the Pre–Removal Risk Assessment Program

3.0 Profile of PRRA Applicants

Since program inception, in June 2002, a total of 36,356 PRRA applications have been received.[note 14] Each year, the volume of applications received has increased significantly, from 5,300 in 2003 to 12,300 in 2006 (for further discussion on application volumes, see Section 4.3.2).

As described in Section 1.2.1, there are two categories of PRRA applicants: failed refugee claimants (FRCs) and non-refugee claimants (NRCs). The majority of PRRA applications have been received from FRCs. As shown in Table 5, the proportion of FRC cases concluded accounts for 88 percent of the total volume since program inception. Failed refugee claimants accounted for 85 percent (696 of 816) positive PRRA decisions from 2002 to 2006.

Table 4. Cases Concluded, From Failed Refugee Claimants versus Non-Refugee Claimants

* 2002 data is for approximately 6  months.
** Based on concluded cases (which excludes waived applications, cases opened in error, and not eligible to apply for PRRA cases)

By geographic origin, since program inception, the largest proportion of PRRA applicants has been from Asian (23 percent) and South American (15 percent) nations (Figure 2).

Figure 2. Geographic Origin of PRRA Applicants

Just over 60 percent of all applications have been received from 20 countries (Table 6). Since program inception, the highest number of applications has been received from Pakistan (8.9 percent) and Mexico (7.2 percent).

Table 5. Application Volumes, by Source Country (2002-2006)

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14. This includes 834 applications that were received after the 15-day deadline.

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