1. According to the United States Courts' Administrative Office, the number of appeals filed challenging the findings of the BIA rose up a staggering 515% since the restructuring of the BIA. Id. For example, the number of such appeals in the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rose from a mere 170 to 2,632 from 2001 to 2004, an increase of 1,448%. Id. According to the New York Times, immigration cases involving asylum accounted for about 17% of all federal cases in the year 2004. Such cases accounted for about 3% in the year 2001. The report indicates that in New York and California, nearly 40% of all federal cases are immigration related. See Adam Liptak, Courts Criticize Judges' Handling of Asylum Cases;H;N.Y. TIMES,2005