The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 21.6% historical asylum grant rate for Robert Gundlach at New York Broadway, NY, based on 862 grants and 3,122 denials (3,984 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Robert Gundlach with New York Broadway, NY. With an asylum approval rate of 21.6%, this judge is above 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 Gundlach (New York Broadway, NY) data snapshot: Russia vs Dominican Republic grant rates differ 36×, overall rate fell from 33% to 7% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Gundlach, Robert (IJ code RTG, New York Broadway, NY):
Overall track record
51 years on the bench (since 1976), 4,790 cases total, lifetime grant rate 22.7%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,899 cases, grant rate 20.5% — 7.0pp above the New York Broadway court average (13.4%)
Russia applicants see a 96.4% grant rate versus 2.6% for Dominican Republic applicants — a 36.4× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 674 cases, 33.1% grant rate
2024: 471 cases, 22.3% grant rate
2025: 901 cases, 22.2% grant rate
2026: 853 cases, 7.0% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Gundlach, 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
Robert Gundlach is listed with the New York Broadway, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 21.6% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Ecuador (886 decided, 10.2% grant rate), Colombia (286 decided, 21.0% grant rate), and Guatemala (235 decided, 7.7% 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.
What is Judge Robert Gundlach's asylum grant rate?
Judge Robert Gundlach granted asylum in 21.6% of 3,984 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Robert Gundlach grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (21.6%) is above the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at New York Broadway, NY grants 15.5%. 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.
