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+license: cc0-1.0
+tags:
+- legal
+pretty_name: EB1
+size_categories:
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+# **USCIS Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Decisions Dataset**  
+
+
+## **Dataset Summary**  
+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:  
+- **EB-1A** (Extraordinary Ability)  
+- **EB-1B** (Outstanding Professors and Researchers)  
+- **EB-1C** (Multinational Executives & Managers)  
+
+The dataset consists of **raw PDF documents** categorized by case type. These documents contain **full legal decisions** issued by USCIS.
+
+---
+
+## **Dataset Structure**  
+The dataset is organized into **folders based on case categories**. Each PDF file represents a **full case decision** from USCIS.
+
+Category: eb1a, Number of cases: 4565  
+Category: eb1b, Number of cases: 309  
+Category: eb1c, Number of cases: 3489  
+
+---
+
+## **Usage & Applications**  
+This dataset is useful for:  
+✅ **Legal Research** – Analyzing trends in immigration case decisions.  
+✅ **NLP & Machine Learning** – Training models for legal text classification and summarization.  
+✅ **Search & Retrieval** – Creating a searchable database for immigration lawyers and researchers.  
+
+
+## **Licensing & Citation**
+
+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). 
+If you use this dataset, please cite USCIS as follows
+
+## **Citation**
+
+```
+@dataset{uscis_aao_cases,
+  title={USCIS Administrative Appeals Office Decisions Dataset},
+  author={Manoj Dobbali},
+  year={2025},
+  url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/your_username/uscis_aao_cases},
+  license={CC0 1.0}
+}
+```
+
+## **Legal & Ethical Considerations**
+
+	•	The dataset does not contain personally identifiable information (PII).
+	•	Users must verify the USCIS terms of use before redistributing.
+	•	This dataset is for research purposes only and should not be used for commercial legal advice.
+
+## **Contributing & Feedback**
+
+If you have any feedback, issues, or improvements for this dataset, feel free to open a discussion on Hugging Face or contact us.
+
+📩 Contact: [mdobbali@mastercontrol.com]