The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 7.1% historical asylum grant rate for Justin W. Howard at Kansas City, MO, based on 616 grants and 8,038 denials (8,654 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Justin W. Howard with Kansas City, MO. With an asylum approval rate of 7.1%, 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 Howard (Kansas City, MO) data snapshot: 11,145 cases over 27 years, 7.4% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Howard, Justin W. (IJ code JWH, Kansas City, MO):
Overall track record
27 years on the bench (since 2000), 11,145 cases total, lifetime grant rate 7.4%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 6,978 cases, grant rate 4.9% — roughly in line with the Kansas City court average (2.9%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 1776 1.8%
Guatemala 1715 1.5%
Mexico 971 7.0%
Cuba 910 23.8%
Nicaragua 397 2.7%
El Salvador 261 10.8%
Venezuela 236 7.2%
Colombia 187 0.0%
Romania 54 0.0%
Peru 45 0.0%
Brazil 39 6.2%
Year-by-year
2023: 1582 cases, 5.4% grant rate
2024: 1566 cases, 4.1% grant rate
2025: 1746 cases, 6.9% grant rate
2026: 2084 cases, 3.4% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Howard, 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
Justin W. Howard is listed with the Kansas City, MO Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 7.1% 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 (1,947 decided, 1.7% grant rate), Honduras (1,926 decided, 2.2% grant rate), and Mexico (893 decided, 9.4% 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 Justin W. Howard's asylum grant rate?
Judge Justin W. Howard granted asylum in 7.1% of 8,654 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Justin W. Howard grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (7.1%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Kansas City, MO grants 5.8%. 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.
