The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 0.4% historical asylum grant rate for James Crofts at Atlanta Detained, GA, based on 13 grants and 3,192 denials (3,205 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists James Crofts with Atlanta Detained, GA. With an asylum approval rate of 0.4%, 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 Crofts (Atlanta Detained, GA) data snapshot: 3,361 cases over 7 years, 0.5% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Crofts, James (IJ code JCR, Atlanta Detained, GA):
Overall track record
7 years on the bench (since 2020), 3,361 cases total, lifetime grant rate 0.5%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,717 cases, grant rate 0.4% — roughly in line with the Atlanta Detained court average (0.9%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Guatemala 947 0.0%
Mexico 695 0.9%
Honduras 437 0.3%
Venezuela 131 0.0%
El Salvador 88 0.0%
Colombia 79 0.0%
Nicaragua 67 0.0%
Brazil 30 5.0%
Peru 30 0.0%
Ecuador 23 0.0%
Jamaica 23 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 618 cases, 0.2% grant rate
2024: 465 cases, 0.9% grant rate
2025: 926 cases, 0.0% grant rate
2026: 708 cases, 0.8% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Crofts, 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
James Crofts is listed with the Atlanta Detained, GA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 0.4% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (1,078 decided, 0.0% grant rate), Mexico (842 decided, 0.6% grant rate), and Honduras (497 decided, 0.2% 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 James Crofts granted asylum in 0.4% of 3,205 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge James Crofts grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (0.4%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Atlanta Detained, GA grants 0.3%. 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.
