Immigration advocacy nonprofit
The Flores Foundation is a Florida nonprofit. We help newcomers find their footing in their communities, request public records from USCIS, and explain immigration data in plain language.
Settling into a new country takes more than paperwork. We work on both sides: helping people build a life here, and showing how the system handles their cases.
Arriving is only the first step. We help newcomers get oriented to everyday life, from housing and schools to work and local services, and we connect people with trusted organizations nearby.
We file Freedom of Information Act requests to learn how USCIS orders, holds, and approves applications, and we publish what the records show.
Agency numbers on approvals and backlogs are hard to read. We turn them into short posts and guides that anyone can follow.
When a case sits past its posted processing time, people deserve to know what the law says. We explain the general rules and point people to licensed legal help.
Our latest research and updates. We share each one as it comes out, so follow us on Instagram to see them first.
A look at the I-485 backlog for asylees, and what USCIS's FY2026 numbers show about approvals and pending cases.
See it on InstagramHumanitarian I-485 approvals, denials, and pending cases for each USCIS field office. USCIS reports asylee, refugee, and Cuban cases together in this data.
See it on InstagramWhat USCIS's FY2026 data shows for work permit applications filed under category C-8 by people with pending asylum cases.
See it on InstagramNaturalization (N-400) numbers for FY2026. USCIS does not break these out by asylee status, so the figures cover all applicants.
See it on InstagramA long wait is not a mystery with one answer. We work through the same four places, in this order.
What USCIS itself says is normal for the form type.
Published approval and backlog numbers, compared over time.
FOIA requests for the practices behind the queue and the numbers.
Federal courts weigh claims of unreasonable delay under the Administrative Procedure Act, using the six TRAC factors.
Andres F.
Founder and President
Andres founded The Flores Foundation and leads its community work, records requests, and public education. He works as a non-attorney advocate and legal drafter in federal immigration litigation, so he reads agency data and court standards side by side.
The Foundation is incorporated in Florida and operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Everything we publish is meant to be checked, so we link to our sources and say where the records are incomplete.
Gifts from individuals keep our research independent and our explainers free to read.
To give, or to ask about supporting a specific project, write to us.
The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so contributions may be tax-deductible to the extent the law allows. Please check with your tax adviser about your own deduction.
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We cannot answer questions about individual cases. See the notice below.