Guideline B: Foreign Influence
Family, financial, business, or professional ties to a foreign country that could create pressure, influence, or divided interests.
3,796
decided hearing cases
55%
granted
The specific issues, and how they fared
Foreign relationship — unspecified
54% granted · 2,389Parent in a foreign country
53% granted · 2,188Sibling in a foreign country
57% granted · 1,689In law in foreign country
52% granted · 987Spouse dual / foreign citizen
44% granted · 750Extended family in foreign country
54% granted · 652Mitigations judges credited most
Deep U.S. ties
1,931
Severed foreign contact
57
Foreign assets divested
30
U.S. military service
22
Foreign passport surrendered
18
Counted only where the judge expressly credited the mitigation, not merely where it was claimed.
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Descriptive statistics from decided public DOHA cases. Not legal advice or a prediction. † marks samples under 20 cases.