Immigration Court Statistics
Asylum grant rates for every U.S. immigration court, built from public EOIR case data.
National totals across every immigration court with recorded asylum decisions.
Asylum decisions
1,072,574
Grants and denials across all courts
Grant rate
36.1%
National average across all courts
Courts
77
Immigration courts with recorded decisions
Data through
2026-07
Latest month in the source data
Lifetime figures cover every recorded asylum decision. The 12-month figures cover only the most recent year of data — the same methodology over a shorter window, which is why the two views can show different percentages.
National lifetime grant rate
36.1%National average across all courts
Adelanto (ADL)
15.6%7,624 cases · 132 judges
Annandale (ANN)
18.6%9,348 cases · 58 judges
Annandale (WAS)
50.5%23,281 cases · 125 judges
Atlanta (ATD)
5.9%1,957 cases · 43 judges
Atlanta (ATL)
8.6%14,558 cases · 51 judges
Aurora (AUR)
19.3%3,828 cases · 70 judges
Baltimore (BAL)
46.3%25,347 cases · 69 judges
Baton Rouge (BTR)
0.6%1,468 cases · 2 judges
Boston (BOS)
46.3%26,843 cases · 105 judges
Buffalo (BUF)
24.3%6,003 cases · 35 judges
Charlotte (CHL)
9.7%13,184 cases · 40 judges
Chelmsford (CHE)
31.7%3,056 cases · 25 judges
Chelmsford (LOW)
55.1%866 cases · 16 judges
Chicago (CHI)
46.4%27,128 cases · 102 judges
Cleveland (CLE)
17.9%11,033 cases · 61 judges
Concord (CCC)
41.5%4,994 cases · 17 judges
Conroe (CIC)
9.4%7,343 cases · 171 judges
Dallas (DAL)
17.8%14,949 cases · 83 judges
Denver (DEN)
36.2%10,818 cases · 41 judges
Detroit (DET)
27.5%11,144 cases · 96 judges
El Paso (ELP)
18.5%3,702 cases · 42 judges
El Paso (EPD)
13.4%3,613 cases · 72 judges
Elizabeth (ELZ)
23.4%10,487 cases · 164 judges
Eloy (ELO)
18.0%5,200 cases · 67 judges
Florence (FLO)
11.6%2,746 cases · 77 judges
Fort Snelling (BLM)
20.3%12,508 cases · 63 judges
Guaynabo (SAJ)
31.6%526 cases · 13 judges
Hagatna (AGA)
45.2%1,220 cases · 33 judges
Harlingen (HLG)
28.4%3,225 cases · 53 judges
Hartford (HAR)
32.2%7,701 cases · 32 judges
Honolulu (HON)
67.5%3,239 cases · 13 judges
Houston (HGP)
5.8%12,927 cases · 29 judges
Houston (HOU)
10.4%29,489 cases · 72 judges
Houston (HSG)
5.6%6,872 cases · 37 judges
Hyattsville (HYA)
39.6%13,800 cases · 41 judges
Imperial (IMP)
29.7%3,762 cases · 63 judges
Indianapolis (INP)
10.1%4,840 cases · 13 judges
Jena (JNA)
12.6%6,913 cases · 192 judges
Kansas City (KAN)
16.3%5,950 cases · 38 judges
Laredo (LRO)
14.5%4,166 cases · 58 judges
Las Vegas (LVG)
38.9%7,497 cases · 25 judges
Los Angeles (NLA)
19.8%14,158 cases · 58 judges
Los Angeles (WLA)
34.9%60,700 cases · 148 judges
Los Fresnos (PEP)
10.1%991 cases · 40 judges
Los Fresnos (PIS)
16.3%4,943 cases · 116 judges
Lumpkin (SDC)
7.6%4,534 cases · 71 judges
Memphis (MEM)
26.9%14,495 cases · 86 judges
Miami (KRO)
6.8%8,104 cases · 72 judges
Miami (MIA)
20.2%74,323 cases · 92 judges
Napanoch (ULS)
42.8%1,765 cases · 22 judges
New Orleans (NOL)
22.0%8,602 cases · 57 judges
New York (NYB)
35.4%25,884 cases · 52 judges
New York (NYC)
66.8%168,854 cases · 190 judges
New York (NYV)
34.8%20,615 cases · 76 judges
Newark (NEW)
30.5%24,498 cases · 82 judges
Oakdale (OAK)
15.0%6,456 cases · 140 judges
Omaha (OMA)
9.1%7,737 cases · 38 judges
Orlando (ORL)
29.0%26,978 cases · 94 judges
Otay Mesa (OTM)
28.9%2,559 cases · 40 judges
Otero (OTO)
17.4%4,116 cases · 70 judges
Pearsall (PSD)
18.5%7,319 cases · 163 judges
Philadelphia (PHI)
36.4%17,097 cases · 63 judges
Phoenix (PHO)
21.8%9,653 cases · 46 judges
Portland (POO)
34.9%5,556 cases · 21 judges
Portland (POR)
17.9%1,132 cases · 9 judges
Sacramento (SMO)
69.3%8,835 cases · 31 judges
Saipan (SAI)
5.9%17 cases · 0 judges
San Antonio (SNA)
34.8%8,340 cases · 47 judges
San Diego (SND)
32.9%12,971 cases · 64 judges
San Francisco (SFR)
63.8%65,291 cases · 148 judges
Santa Ana (SNC)
20.3%19,790 cases · 32 judges
Seattle (SEA)
29.0%21,362 cases · 38 judges
Sterling (STE)
25.5%13,946 cases · 56 judges
Tacoma (TAC)
23.8%5,703 cases · 117 judges
Tucson (TUC)
28.0%3,534 cases · 26 judges
Van Nuys (VNS)
31.5%8,207 cases · 20 judges
West Valley (SLC)
49.5%8,354 cases · 36 judges
| Court | Code | Cases | Grant rate | Judges |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelanto (ADL) | ADL | 7,624 | 15.6% | 132 |
| Annandale (ANN) | ANN | 9,348 | 18.6% | 58 |
| Annandale (WAS) | WAS | 23,281 | 50.5% | 125 |
| Atlanta (ATD) | ATD | 1,957 | 5.9% | 43 |
| Atlanta (ATL) | ATL | 14,558 | 8.6% | 51 |
| Aurora (AUR) | AUR | 3,828 | 19.3% | 70 |
| Baltimore (BAL) | BAL | 25,347 | 46.3% | 69 |
| Baton Rouge (BTR) | BTR | 1,468 | 0.6% | 2 |
| Boston (BOS) | BOS | 26,843 | 46.3% | 105 |
| Buffalo (BUF) | BUF | 6,003 | 24.3% | 35 |
| Charlotte (CHL) | CHL | 13,184 | 9.7% | 40 |
| Chelmsford (CHE) | CHE | 3,056 | 31.7% | 25 |
| Chelmsford (LOW) | LOW | 866 | 55.1% | 16 |
| Chicago (CHI) | CHI | 27,128 | 46.4% | 102 |
| Cleveland (CLE) | CLE | 11,033 | 17.9% | 61 |
| Concord (CCC) | CCC | 4,994 | 41.5% | 17 |
| Conroe (CIC) | CIC | 7,343 | 9.4% | 171 |
| Dallas (DAL) | DAL | 14,949 | 17.8% | 83 |
| Denver (DEN) | DEN | 10,818 | 36.2% | 41 |
| Detroit (DET) | DET | 11,144 | 27.5% | 96 |
| El Paso (ELP) | ELP | 3,702 | 18.5% | 42 |
| El Paso (EPD) | EPD | 3,613 | 13.4% | 72 |
| Elizabeth (ELZ) | ELZ | 10,487 | 23.4% | 164 |
| Eloy (ELO) | ELO | 5,200 | 18.0% | 67 |
| Florence (FLO) | FLO | 2,746 | 11.6% | 77 |
| Fort Snelling (BLM) | BLM | 12,508 | 20.3% | 63 |
| Guaynabo (SAJ) | SAJ | 526 | 31.6% | 13 |
| Hagatna (AGA) | AGA | 1,220 | 45.2% | 33 |
| Harlingen (HLG) | HLG | 3,225 | 28.4% | 53 |
| Hartford (HAR) | HAR | 7,701 | 32.2% | 32 |
| Honolulu (HON) | HON | 3,239 | 67.5% | 13 |
| Houston (HGP) | HGP | 12,927 | 5.8% | 29 |
| Houston (HOU) | HOU | 29,489 | 10.4% | 72 |
| Houston (HSG) | HSG | 6,872 | 5.6% | 37 |
| Hyattsville (HYA) | HYA | 13,800 | 39.6% | 41 |
| Imperial (IMP) | IMP | 3,762 | 29.7% | 63 |
| Indianapolis (INP) | INP | 4,840 | 10.1% | 13 |
| Jena (JNA) | JNA | 6,913 | 12.6% | 192 |
| Kansas City (KAN) | KAN | 5,950 | 16.3% | 38 |
| Laredo (LRO) | LRO | 4,166 | 14.5% | 58 |
| Las Vegas (LVG) | LVG | 7,497 | 38.9% | 25 |
| Los Angeles (NLA) | NLA | 14,158 | 19.8% | 58 |
| Los Angeles (WLA) | WLA | 60,700 | 34.9% | 148 |
| Los Fresnos (PEP) | PEP | 991 | 10.1% | 40 |
| Los Fresnos (PIS) | PIS | 4,943 | 16.3% | 116 |
| Lumpkin (SDC) | SDC | 4,534 | 7.6% | 71 |
| Memphis (MEM) | MEM | 14,495 | 26.9% | 86 |
| Miami (KRO) | KRO | 8,104 | 6.8% | 72 |
| Miami (MIA) | MIA | 74,323 | 20.2% | 92 |
| Napanoch (ULS) | ULS | 1,765 | 42.8% | 22 |
| New Orleans (NOL) | NOL | 8,602 | 22.0% | 57 |
| New York (NYB) | NYB | 25,884 | 35.4% | 52 |
| New York (NYC) | NYC | 168,854 | 66.8% | 190 |
| New York (NYV) | NYV | 20,615 | 34.8% | 76 |
| Newark (NEW) | NEW | 24,498 | 30.5% | 82 |
| Oakdale (OAK) | OAK | 6,456 | 15.0% | 140 |
| Omaha (OMA) | OMA | 7,737 | 9.1% | 38 |
| Orlando (ORL) | ORL | 26,978 | 29.0% | 94 |
| Otay Mesa (OTM) | OTM | 2,559 | 28.9% | 40 |
| Otero (OTO) | OTO | 4,116 | 17.4% | 70 |
| Pearsall (PSD) | PSD | 7,319 | 18.5% | 163 |
| Philadelphia (PHI) | PHI | 17,097 | 36.4% | 63 |
| Phoenix (PHO) | PHO | 9,653 | 21.8% | 46 |
| Portland (POO) | POO | 5,556 | 34.9% | 21 |
| Portland (POR) | POR | 1,132 | 17.9% | 9 |
| Sacramento (SMO) | SMO | 8,835 | 69.3% | 31 |
| Saipan (SAI) | SAI | 17 | 5.9% | 0 |
| San Antonio (SNA) | SNA | 8,340 | 34.8% | 47 |
| San Diego (SND) | SND | 12,971 | 32.9% | 64 |
| San Francisco (SFR) | SFR | 65,291 | 63.8% | 148 |
| Santa Ana (SNC) | SNC | 19,790 | 20.3% | 32 |
| Seattle (SEA) | SEA | 21,362 | 29.0% | 38 |
| Sterling (STE) | STE | 13,946 | 25.5% | 56 |
| Tacoma (TAC) | TAC | 5,703 | 23.8% | 117 |
| Tucson (TUC) | TUC | 3,534 | 28.0% | 26 |
| Van Nuys (VNS) | VNS | 8,207 | 31.5% | 20 |
| West Valley (SLC) | SLC | 8,354 | 49.5% | 36 |