The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 2.5% historical asylum grant rate for Jonathan W. Owens at Cleveland, OH, based on 87 grants and 3,459 denials (3,546 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Jonathan W. Owens with Cleveland, OH. With an asylum approval rate of 2.5%, 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 Owens (Cleveland, OH) data snapshot: 5,550 cases over 13 years, 2.5% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Owens, Jonathan W. (IJ code JNO, Cleveland, OH):
Overall track record
13 years on the bench (since 2014), 5,550 cases total, lifetime grant rate 2.5%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,980 cases, grant rate 2.0% — roughly in line with the Cleveland court average (2.9%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Guatemala 931 0.2%
Honduras 589 0.2%
Mexico 391 2.7%
Venezuela 216 2.5%
Nicaragua 141 4.3%
El Salvador 126 1.5%
Colombia 83 1.5%
Haiti 82 0.0%
Brazil 57 0.0%
Ecuador 45 0.0%
Mauritania 35 3.8%
Year-by-year
2023: 671 cases, 3.9% grant rate
2024: 505 cases, 4.5% grant rate
2025: 1205 cases, 0.8% grant rate
2026: 599 cases, 0.4% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Owens, 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
Jonathan W. Owens is listed with the Cleveland, OH Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 2.5% 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 (990 decided, 0.6% grant rate), Honduras (617 decided, 0.6% grant rate), and Mexico (396 decided, 2.3% 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 Jonathan W. Owens's asylum grant rate?
Judge Jonathan W. Owens granted asylum in 2.5% of 3,546 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Jonathan W. Owens grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (2.5%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Cleveland, OH grants 4.2%. 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.
