The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 34.7% historical asylum grant rate for Stephen E. Mander at Miami, FL, based on 4,806 grants and 9,058 denials (13,864 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Stephen E. Mander with Miami, FL. With an asylum approval rate of 34.7%, 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.
What This Profile's Data Shows
Same-court context
Its 34.7% historical rate is 18.9 percentage points above the 15.8% median among 54 same-court profiles with at least 100 decided outcomes.
Published yearly context
The latest qualifying published year is 2026: 4.1% across 1,160 decisions, 1.0 percentage points below the 2025 rate.
Largest nationality sample
The largest published nationality row is Guatemala: 455 decisions and a 6.4% grant rate in that row's stated scope.
These comparisons describe published historical aggregates; they do not measure judge quality,
control for case mix, establish a current assignment, or predict an individual outcome. Thresholds are applied only
to reduce unstable small-sample comparisons.
Community Discussion
DATAAsylumTracker Data
Judge Mander (Miami, FL) data snapshot: Colombia vs Brazil grant rates differ 8×, overall rate fell from 22% to 4% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Mander, Stephen E. (IJ code SEM, Miami, FL):
Overall track record
37 years on the bench (since 1990), 19,799 cases total, lifetime grant rate 35.2%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,976 cases, grant rate 10.0% — 4.4pp above the Miami court average (5.6%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Cuba 2011 13.5%
Nicaragua 370 4.9%
Guatemala 289 8.1%
Venezuela 241 9.8%
Haiti 233 2.2%
Honduras 229 9.5%
Colombia 177 16.3%
Mexico 85 14.1%
Brazil 69 2.2%
El Salvador 38 11.5%
Peru 35 14.3%
Colombia applicants see a 16.3% grant rate versus 2.2% for Brazil applicants — a 7.5× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 707 cases, 22.4% grant rate
2024: 673 cases, 23.5% grant rate
2025: 1165 cases, 5.1% grant rate
2026: 1431 cases, 4.5% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Mander, 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
Stephen E. Mander is listed with the Miami, FL Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 34.7% 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 (455 decided, 6.4% grant rate), Nicaragua (430 decided, 5.8% grant rate), and Honduras (311 decided, 10.3% 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 Stephen E. Mander's asylum grant rate?
Judge Stephen E. Mander granted asylum in 34.7% of 13,864 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Stephen E. Mander grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (34.7%) is above the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Miami, FL grants 15.8%. 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.
