The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 28.4% historical asylum grant rate for Dinesh C. Verma at Hyattsville, MD, based on 1,221 grants and 3,080 denials (4,301 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Dinesh C. Verma with Hyattsville, MD. With an asylum approval rate of 28.4%, this judge is above 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 Verma (Hyattsville, MD) data snapshot: Ethiopia vs Mexico grant rates differ 18×, overall rate fell from 35% to 12% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Verma, Dinesh C. (IJ code DCV, Hyattsville, MD):
Overall track record
12 years on the bench (since 2015), 5,095 cases total, lifetime grant rate 29.1%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,454 cases, grant rate 24.3% — 3.1pp above the Hyattsville court average (21.2%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
El Salvador 561 26.1%
Guatemala 454 14.4%
Honduras 436 13.7%
Venezuela 170 23.0%
Peru 131 28.7%
Cameroon 117 51.8%
Nicaragua 97 25.0%
Ethiopia 72 80.3%
Colombia 66 5.5%
Mexico 54 4.5%
Ecuador 40 8.3%
Ethiopia applicants see a 80.3% grant rate versus 4.5% for Mexico applicants — a 17.7× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 427 cases, 34.6% grant rate
2024: 511 cases, 29.5% grant rate
2025: 728 cases, 22.7% grant rate
2026: 788 cases, 12.4% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Verma, 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
Dinesh C. Verma is listed with the Hyattsville, MD Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 28.4% 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 (814 decided, 42.3% grant rate), Guatemala (641 decided, 17.5% grant rate), and Honduras (610 decided, 23.0% 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.
What is Judge Dinesh C. Verma's asylum grant rate?
Judge Dinesh C. Verma granted asylum in 28.4% of 4,301 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Dinesh C. Verma grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (28.4%) is above the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Hyattsville, MD grants 19.8%. 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.
