The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 17.9% historical asylum grant rate for Brock E Taylor at Salt Lake City, UT, based on 693 grants and 3,169 denials (3,862 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Brock E Taylor with Salt Lake City, UT. With an asylum approval rate of 17.9%, this judge is average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
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Judge Taylor (Otero, NM) data snapshot: Turkey vs Ecuador grant rates differ 30×, overall rate fell from 70% to 15% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Taylor, Brock E (IJ code BTR, Otero, NM):
Overall track record
8 years on the bench (since 2019), 3,723 cases total, lifetime grant rate 23.4%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,208 cases, grant rate 19.1% — 11.6pp above the Otero court average (7.5%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 523 4.5%
Venezuela 250 15.4%
Guatemala 209 7.0%
Turkey 139 94.3%
Ecuador 123 3.1%
Colombia 109 5.7%
Honduras 107 10.4%
Cuba 102 20.0%
El Salvador 72 7.8%
Nicaragua 67 16.7%
China 64 41.7%
Turkey applicants see a 94.3% grant rate versus 3.1% for Ecuador applicants — a 30.2× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 213 cases, 69.6% grant rate
2024: 285 cases, 24.1% grant rate
2025: 1026 cases, 5.7% grant rate
2026: 684 cases, 15.5% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Taylor, I'd love to hear:
1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?
2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?
Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.
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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Brock E Taylor is listed with the Salt Lake City, UT Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 17.9% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (676 decided, 2.8% grant rate), Venezuela (647 decided, 13.1% grant rate), and Colombia (251 decided, 4.0% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.
Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.
This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-09-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
Judge Brock E Taylor granted asylum in 17.9% of 3,862 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Brock E Taylor grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (17.9%) is close to the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Salt Lake City, UT grants 12.8%. It is a historical average, not a prediction for any one case.
How is this grant rate calculated?
Grants divided by grants plus denials. Terminations, withdrawals and administrative closures are not counted.
