Joya Law Firm
Research: Immigration and Workplace Data
Studies and statistics from Joya Law Firm on naturalization, immigration and workplace discrimination charges in the Bay Area and New York, built from public government data. Every figure names its source and period, and the data can be downloaded.
Data studies
- Naturalization Backlogs at Bay Area and Sacramento USCIS Offices1,144 approvals at the three offices in April to June 2026, down 94% from a year earlier; 55,462 applications pending, up 77%.Data study · November 12, 2026
- Which Discrimination Charges Are Rising in New YorkNew York retaliation charges +44% and disability charges +50%, FY2016 to FY2025; nationally both rose 29%.Data study · November 12, 2026
Statistics
How we work
- We use public data only, from agencies such as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of Homeland Security, the Census Bureau and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- Every figure names its source and the period it covers. A script computes each number from the downloaded source files, and a second, separate check fetches the headline figures again before a page is published.
- We show margins of error where the source publishes them, and we do not publish counts below 10 for small groups.
- These pages describe groups of people and cases. They do not predict the outcome or timing of any one case, and they are not legal advice.
Sources used on these pages
- USCIS, Number of Form N-400 Application for Naturalization by Category of Naturalization, Case Status, and USCIS Field Office Location (quarterly files)
- USCIS, Number of Service-wide Forms by Quarter, Form Status, and Processing Time (All Forms report, quarterly files)
- USCIS, Check Case Processing Times
- 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b), Request for hearing before district court
- EEOC, Table E1b, Charge Receipts by State (includes U.S. Territories) and Basis or Statute (All Statutes), FY 2009 - FY 2025
- EEOC, Table E1a, Charge Receipts by Basis or Statute (All Statutes), FY 1997 - FY 2025
- EEOC, Enforcement and Litigation Statistics (index of the tables above)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, table B05002, Place of Birth by Nativity and Citizenship Status
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, table B05002
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05006, Place of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population
- DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics, New Lawful Permanent Residents by State of Residence, County of Residence, Country of Birth, and Major Class of Admission (Top 200 Counties)
- DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics, 2024 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: LPR Supplemental Table 2; Naturalizations Supplemental Tables 2 and 3
- U.S. Census Bureau, Core Based Statistical Areas delineation file (List 1), July 2023
Download the data
- bay-area-naturalization-wait-times.csv (quarterly counts for the three offices and the U.S.) (from Naturalization Backlogs at Bay Area and Sacramento USCIS Offices)
- new-york-discrimination-charge-trends.csv (EEOC charges by basis, New York and United States, fiscal years 2009-2025; counts from 1 to 9 left blank) (from Which Discrimination Charges Are Rising in New York)
- east-bay-immigration-statistics.csv (every figure on this page, with source and margin of error) (from East Bay Immigration Statistics)
The data files are free to reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (CC BY 4.0); please credit Joya Law Firm and link to the page the data comes from.