The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 6.3% historical asylum grant rate for Mark K. Brooks at Hyattsville, MD, based on 228 grants and 3,408 denials (3,636 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Mark K. Brooks with Hyattsville, MD. With an asylum approval rate of 6.3%, 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 Brooks (Hyattsville, MD) data snapshot: 4,435 cases over 40 years, 6.3% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Brooks, Mark K. (IJ code MKB, Hyattsville, MD):
Overall track record
40 years on the bench (since 1987), 4,435 cases total, lifetime grant rate 6.3%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,818 cases, grant rate 8.0% — 13.2pp below the Hyattsville court average (21.2%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 709 2.0%
Guatemala 453 2.8%
El Salvador 451 10.2%
Nicaragua 261 3.5%
Mexico 252 17.4%
Venezuela 124 6.7%
Peru 116 2.7%
Colombia 78 3.0%
Cameroon 70 52.2%
Ecuador 45 0.0%
Ethiopia 32 59.4%
Year-by-year
2023: 1256 cases, 2.3% grant rate
2024: 537 cases, 16.9% grant rate
2025: 557 cases, 15.0% grant rate
2026: 468 cases, 6.3% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Brooks, 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
Mark K. Brooks is listed with the Hyattsville, MD Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 6.3% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (849 decided, 1.5% grant rate), Guatemala (480 decided, 2.3% grant rate), and El Salvador (400 decided, 9.0% 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 Mark K. Brooks granted asylum in 6.3% of 3,636 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Mark K. Brooks grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (6.3%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Hyattsville, MD grants 19.8%. 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.
