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license: cc0-1.0 |
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tags: |
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- legal |
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pretty_name: EB1 |
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size_categories: |
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- 1K<n<10K |
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--- |
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# **USCIS Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Decisions Dataset** |
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## **Dataset Summary** |
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This dataset contains publicly available **case decisions** from the **U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Administrative Appeals Office (AAO)**. The AAO reviews appeals related to various **immigration matters**, including: |
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- **EB-1A** (Extraordinary Ability) |
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- **EB-1B** (Outstanding Professors and Researchers) |
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- **EB-1C** (Multinational Executives & Managers) |
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The dataset consists of **raw PDF documents** categorized by case type. These documents contain **full legal decisions** issued by USCIS. |
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## **Dataset Structure** |
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The dataset is organized into **folders based on case categories**. Each PDF file represents a **full case decision** from USCIS. |
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Category: eb1a, Number of cases: 4565 |
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Category: eb1b, Number of cases: 309 |
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Category: eb1c, Number of cases: 3489 |
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## **Usage & Applications** |
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This dataset is useful for: |
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✅ **Legal Research** – Analyzing trends in immigration case decisions. |
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✅ **NLP & Machine Learning** – Training models for legal text classification and summarization. |
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✅ **Search & Retrieval** – Creating a searchable database for immigration lawyers and researchers. |
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## **Licensing & Citation** |
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Since USCIS content is part of U.S. government public domain, the dataset is released under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication (No Rights Reserved). |
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If you use this dataset, please cite USCIS as follows |
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## **Citation** |
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``` |
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@dataset{uscis_aao_cases, |
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title={USCIS Administrative Appeals Office Decisions Dataset}, |
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author={Manoj Dobbali}, |
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year={2025}, |
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url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/your_username/uscis_aao_cases}, |
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license={CC0 1.0} |
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} |
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``` |
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## **Legal & Ethical Considerations** |
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• The dataset does not contain personally identifiable information (PII). |
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• Users must verify the USCIS terms of use before redistributing. |
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• This dataset is for research purposes only and should not be used for commercial legal advice. |
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## **Contributing & Feedback** |
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If you have any feedback, issues, or improvements for this dataset, feel free to open a discussion on Hugging Face or contact us. |
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📩 Contact: [[email protected]] |
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www.linkedin.com/in/dobbali |
