The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 18.6% historical asylum grant rate for Deepali Nadkarni at Arlington, VA, based on 579 grants and 2,540 denials (3,119 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Deepali Nadkarni with Arlington, VA. With an asylum approval rate of 18.6%, 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 Nadkarni (Arlington West, VA) data snapshot: Ethiopia vs Bolivia grant rates differ 20×, overall rate fell from 31% to 11% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Nadkarni, Deepali (IJ code DNM, Arlington West, VA):
Overall track record
31 years on the bench (since 1996), 3,539 cases total, lifetime grant rate 19.3%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,912 cases, grant rate 16.6% — 3.8pp below the Arlington West court average (20.5%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 433 14.5%
El Salvador 326 23.9%
Guatemala 242 11.2%
Bolivia 203 4.4%
Mexico 122 8.1%
Peru 119 10.2%
Nicaragua 74 11.3%
Colombia 52 14.6%
Venezuela 45 4.8%
Afghanistan 28 16.0%
Ethiopia 28 88.5%
Ethiopia applicants see a 88.5% grant rate versus 4.4% for Bolivia applicants — a 20.2× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 306 cases, 30.9% grant rate
2024: 311 cases, 25.0% grant rate
2025: 729 cases, 10.4% grant rate
2026: 566 cases, 11.3% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Nadkarni, 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
Deepali Nadkarni is listed with the Arlington, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 18.6% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (646 decided, 13.9% grant rate), El Salvador (540 decided, 30.4% grant rate), and Guatemala (406 decided, 12.1% 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 Deepali Nadkarni's asylum grant rate?
Judge Deepali Nadkarni granted asylum in 18.6% of 3,119 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Deepali Nadkarni grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (18.6%) is close to 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.
