Immigration judge
Immigration Judge at Hyattsville, MD
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 23.7% historical asylum grant rate for David M. Jones at Hyattsville, MD, based on 865 grants and 2,783 denials (3,648 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists David M. Jones with Hyattsville, MD. With an asylum approval rate of 23.7%, 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.
In 2025, news coverage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's high-profile deportation case focused on Immigration Judge David Jones's 2019 ruling and an apparent missing final removal order.
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David M. Jones is listed with the Hyattsville, MD Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 23.7% 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 (737 decided, 28.4% grant rate), Guatemala (625 decided, 14.1% grant rate), and Honduras (538 decided, 13.9% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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.
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| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 737 | 28.4% |
| Guatemala | 625 | 14.1% |
| Honduras | 538 | 13.9% |
| Venezuela | 256 | 10.5% |
| Cameroon | 181 | 83.4% |
| Peru | 167 | 18.6% |
| Nicaragua | 138 | 26.1% |
| Ecuador | 122 | 0.8% |
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 847 | 13.8% |
| 2025 | 640 | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 690 | 24.3% |
| 2023 | 552 | 25.4% |
| 2022 | 192 | 77.6% |
| 2021 | 206 | 51.9% |
| 2020 | 351 | 3.4% |
Judge David M. Jones granted asylum in 23.7% of 3,648 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
The rate (23.7%) 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.
Grants divided by grants plus denials. Terminations, withdrawals and administrative closures are not counted.
