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The U.S. Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS) has released the 2005 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics. The Yearbook provides data on foreign nationals who, during fiscal year 2005, were granted lawful permanent residence, were admitted into the United States on a temporary basis, applied for asylum or refugee status, or were naturalized. It also presents data on immigration law enforcement actions. It is available at: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/yearbook/2005/OIS_2005_Yearbook.pdf

The OIS also released Immigration Enforcement Actions: 2005, which presents information on apprehensions, investigations, detention, and removal of foreign nationals during fiscal year 2005. The report is available at http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/yearbook/2005/Enforcement_AR_05.pdf

2005 ANNUAL FLOW REPORTS

The Annual Flow Reports have replaced the text chapters in the earlier editions of the Yearbook. The reports are available on the OIS website, and include:

Legal Permanent Residents: 2005 http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/USLegalPermEst_5.pdf

Refugee and Asylees: 2005 http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/Refugee_Asylee_5.pdf

Naturalizations in the United States: 2005 http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/2005NatzFlowRpt.pdf

Temporary Admissions of Nonimmigrants to the United States: 2005 http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/2005_NI_rpt.pdf

2005 YEARBOOK DATA AVAILABLE ON LINE The 2005 Yearbook tables are available in Excel format at: http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics/publications/yearbook.shtm

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KJ