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Judge Bryan E. Depowell

Immigration Judge at Adelanto, CA

5.5%
Approval Rate
73
Granted
1,261
Denied
1,334
Total Decided

Judge Bryan E. Depowell serves at the Adelanto, CA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 5.5%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Depowell (Adelanto, CA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 12% to 1% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Depowell, Bryan E. (IJ code BDP, Adelanto, CA):

6 years on the bench (since 2021), 1,502 cases total, lifetime grant rate 5.5%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,232 cases, grant rate 4.3% — roughly in line with the Adelanto court average (4.2%)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 665    2.0%
Guatemala              110    2.2%
El Salvador             84    9.6%
Honduras                52    4.3%
Colombia                38    0.0%
Russia                  26   25.0%
Nicaragua               25   14.3%
Venezuela               25    9.5%
Peru                    22    0.0%
Cuba                    15    7.1%
India                   15    0.0%
2023:  235 cases, 12.4% grant rate
2024:  221 cases, 7.1% grant rate
2025:  359 cases, 1.9% grant rate
2026:  417 cases, 0.5% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Depowell, 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

Bryan E. Depowell is listed with the Adelanto, CA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 5.5% 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 (731 decided, 2.1% grant rate), Guatemala (111 decided, 3.6% grant rate), and El Salvador (97 decided, 11.3% 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 2026-07-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.

Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.

Nationality Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Mexico 731 2.1%
Guatemala 111 3.6%
El Salvador 97 11.3%
Honduras 51 3.9%
Colombia 38 2.6%
Nicaragua 23 21.7%
Russia 23 21.7%
Venezuela 19 10.5%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 370 0.5%
2025 319 1.9%
2024 182 7.1%
2023 210 12.4%
2022 167 10.8%
2021 53 11.3%
2020 3 0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Bryan E. Depowell's asylum approval rate?

Judge Bryan E. Depowell's asylum approval rate is 5.5% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Bryan E. Depowell decided?

The dataset lists 1,334 total asylum cases for Judge Bryan E. Depowell.

How is this approval rate calculated?

The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.

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