The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 7.9% historical asylum grant rate for Tammy L. Fitting at Tacoma, WA, based on 1,183 grants and 13,846 denials (15,029 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Tammy L. Fitting with Tacoma, WA. With an asylum approval rate of 7.9%, 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 Fitting (Tacoma, WA) data snapshot: India vs Guatemala grant rates differ 28×, overall rate fell from 16% to 3% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Fitting, Tammy L. (IJ code TLF, Tacoma, WA):
Overall track record
32 years on the bench (since 1995), 18,196 cases total, lifetime grant rate 8.0%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,443 cases, grant rate 8.0% — roughly in line with the Tacoma court average (9.8%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 973 2.6%
Honduras 204 4.6%
Guatemala 167 0.9%
Nicaragua 135 5.9%
Venezuela 120 14.4%
Cuba 89 25.0%
Colombia 85 14.1%
El Salvador 63 6.4%
Peru 63 7.5%
Brazil 57 4.4%
India 52 25.8%
India applicants see a 25.8% grant rate versus 0.9% for Guatemala applicants — a 28.1× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 501 cases, 16.0% grant rate
2024: 595 cases, 6.9% grant rate
2025: 848 cases, 5.3% grant rate
2026: 499 cases, 3.4% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Fitting, 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
Tammy L. Fitting is listed with the Tacoma, WA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 7.9% 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 (1,196 decided, 2.6% grant rate), Honduras (206 decided, 4.4% grant rate), and Guatemala (163 decided, 3.1% 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 Tammy L. Fitting's asylum grant rate?
Judge Tammy L. Fitting granted asylum in 7.9% of 15,029 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Tammy L. Fitting grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (7.9%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Tacoma, WA grants 8.6%. 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.
