Immigration judge
Immigration Judge at Arlington, VA
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 4.8% historical asylum grant rate for Paul A. Mccloskey at Arlington, VA, based on 161 grants and 3,192 denials (3,353 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Paul A. Mccloskey with Arlington, VA. With an asylum approval rate of 4.8%, 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.
In February 2026, Immigration Judge Paul McCloskey vacated Subu Vedam's deportation order and reopened his immigration case after Vedam's decades-old murder conviction was overturned.
Source: https://radio.wpsu.org/2026-02-10/federal-judge-vacates-deportation-order-against-subu-vedam-and-reopens-his-immigration-case
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Paul A. Mccloskey is listed with the Arlington, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 4.8% 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 (665 decided, 2.3% grant rate), El Salvador (596 decided, 4.5% grant rate), and Guatemala (552 decided, 0.7% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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.
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| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 665 | 2.3% |
| El Salvador | 596 | 4.5% |
| Guatemala | 552 | 0.7% |
| Bolivia | 173 | 2.9% |
| Peru | 129 | 2.3% |
| Mexico | 128 | 8.6% |
| Nicaragua | 85 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 66 | 15.2% |
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 269 | 0.7% |
| 2025 | 613 | 3.3% |
| 2024 | 581 | 3.8% |
| 2023 | 397 | 5.8% |
| 2022 | 182 | 9.9% |
| 2021 | 196 | 12.8% |
| 2020 | 497 | 3.6% |
Judge Paul A. Mccloskey granted asylum in 4.8% of 3,353 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
The rate (4.8%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Arlington, VA grants 11.2%. It is a historical average, not a prediction for any one case.
Grants divided by grants plus denials. Terminations, withdrawals and administrative closures are not counted.
