The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 5.7% historical asylum grant rate for David A. Gardey at Arlington, VA, based on 77 grants and 1,272 denials (1,349 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists David A. Gardey with Arlington, VA. With an asylum approval rate of 5.7%, this judge is below 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 Gardey (Arlington, VA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 11% to 2% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Gardey, David A. (IJ code DAG, Arlington, VA):
Overall track record
4 years on the bench (since 2023), 1,476 cases total, lifetime grant rate 5.9%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,442 cases, grant rate 5.9% — 4.5pp below the Arlington court average (10.4%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
El Salvador 258 2.0%
Honduras 226 1.0%
Guatemala 210 1.8%
Mexico 104 2.4%
Bolivia 103 1.1%
Peru 75 1.5%
Nicaragua 66 7.9%
Venezuela 56 2.1%
Colombia 30 4.0%
Mauritania 30 3.4%
Turkiye 30 6.9%
Nicaragua applicants see a 7.9% grant rate versus 1.0% for Honduras applicants — a 8.0× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 39 cases, 10.8% grant rate
2024: 238 cases, 14.0% grant rate
2025: 503 cases, 5.9% grant rate
2026: 662 cases, 2.0% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Gardey, 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, July 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
David A. Gardey is listed with the Arlington, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 5.7% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights El Salvador (238 decided, 2.5% grant rate), Honduras (216 decided, 0.9% grant rate), and Guatemala (187 decided, 1.6% 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.
What is Judge David A. Gardey's asylum grant rate?
Judge David A. Gardey granted asylum in 5.7% of 1,349 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge David A. Gardey grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (5.7%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Arlington, VA grants 11.2%. 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.
