The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 2.3% historical asylum grant rate for Colin Johnson at Kansas City, MO, based on 123 grants and 5,271 denials (5,394 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Colin Johnson with Kansas City, MO. With an asylum approval rate of 2.3%, 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 Johnson (Kansas City, MO) data snapshot: 5,581 cases over 16 years, 2.5% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Johnson, Colin (IJ code CPJ, Kansas City, MO):
Overall track record
16 years on the bench (since 2011), 5,581 cases total, lifetime grant rate 2.5%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,925 cases, grant rate 2.3% — roughly in line with the Kansas City court average (3.1%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 1448 0.4%
Guatemala 1291 0.8%
Mexico 805 4.0%
Nicaragua 358 1.8%
Venezuela 219 2.2%
El Salvador 178 2.6%
Colombia 167 0.0%
Cuba 73 7.0%
Brazil 47 0.0%
Peru 30 0.0%
Haiti 24 4.2%
Year-by-year
2023: 1100 cases, 2.5% grant rate
2024: 1148 cases, 3.0% grant rate
2025: 1534 cases, 2.4% grant rate
2026: 1143 cases, 1.0% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Johnson, 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
Colin Johnson is listed with the Kansas City, MO Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 2.3% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (1,557 decided, 0.5% grant rate), Guatemala (1,418 decided, 0.6% grant rate), and Mexico (864 decided, 3.2% 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 Colin Johnson granted asylum in 2.3% of 5,394 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Colin Johnson grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (2.3%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Kansas City, MO grants 5.8%. 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.
