Immigration Court Data Guides
Plain-English guides for immigration judge lookup, EOIR data, asylum approval rates, and grant-rate methodology.
Immigration judge asylum statistics, 2026
Immigration judge asylum statistics from EOIR data: the national grant rate by fiscal year, how far judges differ, and how the largest courts compare now.
How to find out who your immigration judge is
Find your immigration judge with your A-Number through EOIR's online case portal or the 1-800-898-7180 hotline, then look up that judge's asylum decisions.
Master calendar vs. individual hearing: what happens at each
A master calendar hearing is a short scheduling hearing; the individual hearing is the trial where asylum is decided. What to expect, filing deadlines, and outcomes at your court.
Can You Seek Asylum with a Criminal Record?
Learn how a criminal record affects asylum, why an aggravated felony is a mandatory bar, and when protection from deportation remains possible.
Can a Vague I-589 Be Thrown Out Before Your Merits Hearing?
Learn what happens if your Form I-589 lacks detail, how immigration judges pretermit claims, and why specific facts protect your asylum case.
Filing for Asylum After the 1-Year Deadline
Learn how noncitizens can file Form I-589 past the 1-year deadline using statutory exceptions for changed conditions and extraordinary events.
Can You Attend Your First Master Calendar Hearing Alone?
You can attend your first master calendar hearing without a lawyer. Learn the rules for pro se respondents, court advisals, and what happens at the hearing.
How to Apply for Court Bond After ICE Detention
Learn how to ask an immigration judge for an ICE bond redetermination hearing, the legal standards required, and who is barred from bond.
What Happens When an Immigration Judge Disbelieves Your Asylum Claim
Learn why an immigration judge might find you not credible in asylum court, how testimony is evaluated, and what happens if a claim is found frivolous.
Can a Judge Say Testimony Alone Is Not Enough for Asylum?
Learn whether an immigration judge can legally reject asylum based on missing corroboration, how credibility works, and what federal rules require.
Missed Your Court Hearing? In Absentia Orders and Reopening Rules
Learn what happens if you miss an immigration court hearing, how in absentia removal orders are issued, and how to file a motion to reopen your case.
Immigration Judge Lookup: How to Find EOIR Judge Statistics
Learn how to look up an immigration judge, read court assignment data, and compare asylum approval rates using EOIR records.
Asylum Approval Rate by Judge: What the Numbers Mean
Understand asylum approval rates by immigration judge, including grant rate, denial rate, nationality mix, and sample size.
EOIR Data Explained for Immigration Court Statistics
A plain-English explanation of EOIR immigration court data, judge statistics, court statistics, and asylum decision outcomes.
How to Read Immigration Judge Statistics
A practical guide to interpreting immigration judge statistics, asylum grant rates, recent cases, nationality tables, and court rankings.
Grant Rate Methodology for Asylum Statistics
How AsylumTracker calculates asylum grant rates and why procedural case outcomes are separated from granted and denied asylum decisions.
Asylum Clock Calculator
See when you can file for a work permit (150-day mark) and when an EAD can be approved (180 days).
Find Your Court by ZIP Code
Official EOIR ZIP-code assignment: which immigration court serves your address.
ICE Detention Statistics
Length of stay, bond amounts, and release outcomes for 300+ ICE facilities.
Grant Rates by Nationality
Asylum grant rates by applicant nationality, with per-court breakdowns.
EOIR Data Downloads
Reusable aggregate CSV files, definitions, source dates, and citation guidance.
Monthly Data Reports
Date-stamped original analysis of court volume, grant rates, and nationality patterns.
These guides explain how to read public EOIR immigration court statistics. They are informational only and are not legal advice.