The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 25.7% historical asylum grant rate for Tanisha Bowens at Hyattsville, MD, based on 587 grants and 1,695 denials (2,282 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Tanisha Bowens with Hyattsville, MD. With an asylum approval rate of 25.7%, 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.
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Judge Bowens (Hyattsville, MD) data snapshot: Cameroon vs Ecuador grant rates differ 32×, overall rate fell from 32% to 17% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Bowens, Tanisha (IJ code TNB, Hyattsville, MD):
Overall track record
5 years on the bench (since 2022), 2,186 cases total, lifetime grant rate 28.2%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,157 cases, grant rate 27.7% — 6.5pp above the Hyattsville court average (21.2%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
El Salvador 479 27.4%
Honduras 324 17.2%
Guatemala 266 12.8%
Venezuela 162 24.0%
Peru 154 20.9%
Nicaragua 152 37.9%
Cameroon 112 77.8%
Colombia 87 21.0%
Ethiopia 59 75.0%
Mexico 55 5.9%
Ecuador 41 2.4%
Cameroon applicants see a 77.8% grant rate versus 2.4% for Ecuador applicants — a 31.9× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 374 cases, 32.2% grant rate
2024: 547 cases, 26.9% grant rate
2025: 549 cases, 38.2% grant rate
2026: 687 cases, 17.3% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Bowens, 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
Tanisha Bowens is listed with the Hyattsville, MD Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 25.7% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights El Salvador (455 decided, 26.8% grant rate), Honduras (322 decided, 17.4% grant rate), and Guatemala (270 decided, 11.5% 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 Tanisha Bowens granted asylum in 25.7% of 2,282 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Tanisha Bowens grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (25.7%) is above the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Hyattsville, MD grants 19.8%. 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.
