Humanitarian · FY2026 Q2
I-821 — Application for Temporary Protected Status
12.6 mo
Median processing time
as USCIS published it
574,448
Still pending
at the close of the quarter
9,216
Decided this quarter
approvals and denials
12.4%
Denied, of decisions
not a grade — see below
What these numbers say
In FY2026 Q2 USCIS received 839 I-821 filings and decided 9,216 of them. 574,448 were still waiting when the quarter closed — about 62.3 quarters of work at the rate the agency was clearing them. The median case took 12.6 months.
12.4% of the decisions made were denials. That figure is shown because it is published, not because it is a verdict: USCIS releases no measure that separates an office applying the law strictly from one receiving weaker filings, so nothing on this site grades on it.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Received | Decided | Pending | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Q4 | 183,767 | 10,681 | 1,173,699 | 7.0 mo |
| FY2026 Q2 | 839 | 9,216 | 574,448 | 12.6 mo |