The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 28.7% historical asylum grant rate for J. Daniel Dowell at Miami, FL, based on 5,796 grants and 14,387 denials (20,183 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists J. Daniel Dowell with Miami, FL. With an asylum approval rate of 28.7%, 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.
What This Profile's Data Shows
Same-court context
Its 28.7% historical rate is 12.9 percentage points above the 15.8% median among 54 same-court profiles with at least 100 decided outcomes.
Published yearly context
The latest qualifying published year is 2026: 0.5% across 1,038 decisions, 0.1 percentage points above the 2025 rate.
Largest nationality sample
The largest published nationality row is Guatemala: 1,037 decisions and a 1.1% grant rate in that row's stated scope.
These comparisons describe published historical aggregates; they do not measure judge quality,
control for case mix, establish a current assignment, or predict an individual outcome. Thresholds are applied only
to reduce unstable small-sample comparisons.
Community Discussion
DATAAsylumTracker Data
Judge Dowell (Miami, FL) data snapshot: 31,502 cases over 39 years, 29.2% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Dowell, J. Daniel (IJ code JDD, Miami, FL):
Overall track record
39 years on the bench (since 1988), 31,502 cases total, lifetime grant rate 29.2%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,302 cases, grant rate 3.2% — roughly in line with the Miami court average (5.6%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Cuba 2044 12.6%
Guatemala 734 0.0%
Honduras 357 0.0%
Nicaragua 277 1.3%
Venezuela 232 12.1%
Haiti 213 0.0%
Colombia 89 1.5%
El Salvador 71 3.0%
Mexico 63 3.4%
Brazil 53 2.7%
Peru 37 3.2%
Year-by-year
2023: 879 cases, 8.3% grant rate
2024: 712 cases, 2.7% grant rate
2025: 1239 cases, 0.4% grant rate
2026: 1472 cases, 0.6% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Dowell, 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
J. Daniel Dowell is listed with the Miami, FL Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 28.7% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (1,037 decided, 1.1% grant rate), Honduras (452 decided, 1.8% grant rate), and Nicaragua (318 decided, 3.8% 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 J. Daniel Dowell's asylum grant rate?
Judge J. Daniel Dowell granted asylum in 28.7% of 20,183 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge J. Daniel Dowell grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (28.7%) is above the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Miami, FL grants 15.8%. 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.
