The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 11.0% historical asylum grant rate for Francis Mwangi at Fort Worth, TX, based on 214 grants and 1,723 denials (1,937 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Francis Mwangi with Fort Worth, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 11.0%, 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 Mwangi (Jena, LA) data snapshot: Russia vs Guatemala grant rates differ 51×, overall rate fell from 28% to 2% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Mwangi, Francis (IJ code FSM, Jena, LA):
Overall track record
5 years on the bench (since 2022), 2,306 cases total, lifetime grant rate 12.2%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,269 cases, grant rate 12.0% — 5.4pp above the Jena court average (6.5%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 529 2.0%
Honduras 348 2.9%
Guatemala 327 1.3%
Venezuela 152 13.5%
El Salvador 85 3.6%
Russia 84 65.1%
Colombia 74 11.5%
Nicaragua 69 4.3%
Ecuador 53 3.4%
Georgia 52 40.4%
Uzbekistan 44 13.9%
Russia applicants see a 65.1% grant rate versus 1.3% for Guatemala applicants — a 51.2× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 348 cases, 27.6% grant rate
2024: 368 cases, 22.2% grant rate
2025: 641 cases, 9.8% grant rate
2026: 912 cases, 2.2% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Mwangi, 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
Francis Mwangi is listed with the Fort Worth, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 11.0% 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 (477 decided, 2.1% grant rate), Honduras (324 decided, 3.7% grant rate), and Guatemala (300 decided, 1.7% 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 Francis Mwangi granted asylum in 11.0% of 1,937 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Francis Mwangi grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (11.0%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Fort Worth, TX grants 6.8%. 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.
