[/B]Statistics of the Subsection on Appeals of the Administrative Tribunal for International Protection (Administrative Law Section) of the Legal Service
Responsibility of the Subsection Appeals Subdivision of the Administrative Tribunal for International Protection of the Legal Service is the handling of all appeals lodged against the Republic by asylum seekers and foreigners. The assistance of the Legal Service, in the context of the management of the migration issue, is essential as it represents, before the competent State Courts, the Ministry of the Interior, the Asylum Service and the Civil Registry and Immigration Department.
The "Annual Statistical Analysis of the Administrative Court of International Protection Appeals and Immigration Appeals Subsector, 2022" indicates the volume of work and the contribution of the Legal Service in the matter, with the main findings summarized as follows.
[*] From 2020 to 2022, there was a rapid increase in the registration of new appeals before the Administrative Court of International Protection. The total number of new appeals registered in 2022 amounted to approximately 9,180 cases, more than six times the number of appeals registered in 2020, which was approximately 1,464 cases. [*]In 2022, 8,788 cases were completed by the Legal Service in the Administrative Tribunal for International Protection in 2022. Of the 4,279 decisions rendered, 99.53% were in favour of the Republic. The remaining 4,509 cases were withdrawn and/or dismissed due to non-advancement by the applicant. Compared to 2020, decisions in favour of the Republic increased by 432.38% [*] The highest percentage of foreigners who appealed to the ICJ in 2022 came from Pakistan (25.99%), countries of the African continent (22.14%), Bangladesh (19.79%) and India (14.80%).
[*] For 2021, the countries with the highest percentage of foreigners appealing to the Administrative Tribunal for International Protection came from Bangladesh (23.93%), India (21.56%),Pakistan (16.68%) and the African continent (16.22%).[*]In 2022, the Legal Service handled approximately 600 foreigner cases at the Administrative Tribunal. It also handled 129 writs of privilege (habeas corpus) in the Supreme Court and about 100 appeals against decisions of the Administrative Tribunal for International Protection.
The Analysis was prepared by the Head of the Appeals Subsection of the Administrative Tribunal for International Protection, Senior Advocate of the Republic, Ms. Gianna Hadjihanna.
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