The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 1.2% historical asylum grant rate for Patrick Burke at Cleveland, OH, based on 34 grants and 2,844 denials (2,878 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Patrick Burke with Cleveland, OH. With an asylum approval rate of 1.2%, 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 Burke (Cleveland, OH) data snapshot: 2,366 cases over 4 years, 1.5% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Burke, Patrick (IJ code PKB, Cleveland, OH):
Overall track record
4 years on the bench (since 2023), 2,366 cases total, lifetime grant rate 1.5%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,354 cases, grant rate 1.5% — roughly in line with the Cleveland court average (2.9%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 417 0.0%
Venezuela 306 1.1%
Guatemala 279 0.0%
Honduras 176 0.0%
Colombia 164 0.6%
Nicaragua 147 0.7%
Haiti 113 0.0%
Ecuador 102 1.0%
Brazil 69 0.0%
Cuba 64 14.3%
Mauritania 61 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 5 cases, 0.0% grant rate
2024: 448 cases, 2.5% grant rate
2025: 930 cases, 1.1% grant rate
2026: 971 cases, 1.6% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Burke, 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
Patrick Burke is listed with the Cleveland, OH Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 1.2% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (468 decided, 0.0% grant rate), Venezuela (439 decided, 0.7% grant rate), and Guatemala (303 decided, 0.0% 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 Patrick Burke granted asylum in 1.2% of 2,878 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Patrick Burke grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (1.2%) 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.
