The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 27.2% historical asylum grant rate for Thomas Mungoven at New York Varick 5th, NY, based on 632 grants and 1,694 denials (2,326 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Thomas Mungoven with New York Varick 5th, NY. With an asylum approval rate of 27.2%, 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 Mungoven (New York Varick 5th, NY) data snapshot: Russia vs Peru grant rates differ 19×, overall rate fell from 28% to 7% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Mungoven, Thomas (IJ code TSM, New York Varick 5th, NY):
Overall track record
6 years on the bench (since 2021), 2,704 cases total, lifetime grant rate 27.1%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,067 cases, grant rate 25.8% — 4.4pp above the New York Varick 5th court average (21.5%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador 346 8.7%
Honduras 276 9.6%
El Salvador 234 14.8%
Peru 161 5.0%
India 152 72.9%
Guatemala 148 7.2%
Nicaragua 111 23.1%
Colombia 99 6.6%
Turkey 84 32.1%
China 50 89.1%
Russia 43 95.3%
Russia applicants see a 95.3% grant rate versus 5.0% for Peru applicants — a 19.2× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 467 cases, 27.8% grant rate
2024: 508 cases, 31.3% grant rate
2025: 696 cases, 30.5% grant rate
2026: 396 cases, 7.0% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Mungoven, 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
Thomas Mungoven is listed with the New York Varick 5th, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 27.2% 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 (458 decided, 9.4% grant rate), Honduras (309 decided, 9.4% grant rate), and El Salvador (215 decided, 15.8% 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 Thomas Mungoven's asylum grant rate?
Judge Thomas Mungoven granted asylum in 27.2% of 2,326 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Thomas Mungoven grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (27.2%) is above the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at New York Varick 5th, NY grants 23.3%. 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.
