Interactions with Authorities .................................................................. 73
Disenfranchisement ................................................................................. 73
Psychological Stress ................................................................................ 73
Challenges Facing Refugees and Lawful Permanent Residents ........................... 74
Barriers to Adjustment of Status or Naturalization .................................. 74
Travel Restrictions ................................................................................... 74
Section V: Recommendations................................................................................... 75
United Nations Agencies ...................................................................................... 75
The US Congress, the Administration, and State and Local Governments .......... 75
US Civil Society Institutions and CBOs ................................................................. 76
Recommendations for the Improved Identification of Stateless
Populations in the United States ............................................................................ 77
References .................................................................................................................... 78
Appendices .................................................................................................................. 93
Attachment A: Online survey ............................................................................ 93
Attachment B: Description of survey results ................................................... 97
Attachment C: Interview questionnaire ......................................................... 98
Attachment D: Annual numbers of persons in deportation proceedings of
selected nationalities by outcome and custody status ...................................... 101
Attachment E: Annual numbers of asylum decisions by nationality
and court decision .............................................................................................. 113
Attachment F: Annual figures of affirmative asylum applications filed and cases
completed from 2011 to 2016 ......................................................................... 119