The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 36.3% historical asylum grant rate for Cynthia Gordon at New York City, NY, based on 1,084 grants and 1,902 denials (2,986 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Cynthia Gordon with New York City, NY. With an asylum approval rate of 36.3%, 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 Gordon (New York City, NY) data snapshot: Bangladesh vs Venezuela grant rates differ 38×, overall rate fell from 47% to 12% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Gordon, Cynthia (IJ code CYG, New York City, NY):
Overall track record
32 years on the bench (since 1995), 3,308 cases total, lifetime grant rate 36.5%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,529 cases, grant rate 30.5% — 8.8pp above the New York City court average (21.7%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador 259 5.3%
China 176 62.3%
Colombia 99 3.1%
Guatemala 99 16.5%
India 91 63.1%
Venezuela 90 2.3%
El Salvador 82 42.3%
Bangladesh 68 87.5%
Honduras 66 22.2%
Dominican Republic 46 12.5%
Mexico 44 23.8%
Bangladesh applicants see a 87.5% grant rate versus 2.3% for Venezuela applicants — a 37.6× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 316 cases, 46.5% grant rate
2024: 259 cases, 54.0% grant rate
2025: 617 cases, 22.9% grant rate
2026: 337 cases, 11.8% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Gordon, 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
Cynthia Gordon is listed with the New York City, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 36.3% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Ecuador (301 decided, 7.6% grant rate), China (272 decided, 71.0% grant rate), and India (163 decided, 73.6% 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 Cynthia Gordon granted asylum in 36.3% of 2,986 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Cynthia Gordon grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (36.3%) is above the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at New York City, NY grants 30.7%. 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.
