The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 10.9% historical asylum grant rate for John DeCure at New York Varick 5th, NY, based on 306 grants and 2,500 denials (2,806 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists John DeCure with New York Varick 5th, NY. With an asylum approval rate of 10.9%, 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 DeCure (New York Varick 5th, NY) data snapshot: Russia vs Guatemala grant rates differ 75×, overall rate fell from 15% to 2% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge DeCure, John (IJ code JDE, New York Varick 5th, NY):
Overall track record
4 years on the bench (since 2023), 2,656 cases total, lifetime grant rate 11.9%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,649 cases, grant rate 11.9% — 9.6pp below the New York Varick 5th court average (21.5%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador 753 5.7%
Honduras 290 5.3%
Colombia 229 9.9%
El Salvador 219 6.1%
Peru 194 5.9%
Guatemala 193 1.2%
Nicaragua 105 13.5%
Venezuela 83 13.6%
India 64 6.7%
Turkey 61 26.2%
Russia 60 91.7%
Russia applicants see a 91.7% grant rate versus 1.2% for Guatemala applicants — a 75.2× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 597 cases, 14.6% grant rate
2024: 523 cases, 28.0% grant rate
2025: 741 cases, 8.2% grant rate
2026: 788 cases, 1.5% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge DeCure, 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
John DeCure is listed with the New York Varick 5th, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 10.9% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Ecuador (775 decided, 5.5% grant rate), Honduras (297 decided, 4.7% grant rate), and Colombia (258 decided, 8.5% 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 John DeCure granted asylum in 10.9% of 2,806 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge John DeCure grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (10.9%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at New York Varick 5th, NY grants 23.3%. 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.
