The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 16.5% historical asylum grant rate for John B. Carle at Philadelphia, PA, based on 1,259 grants and 6,372 denials (7,631 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists John B. Carle with Philadelphia, PA. With an asylum approval rate of 16.5%, this judge is 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 Carle (Philadelphia, PA) data snapshot: Cuba vs Dominican Republic grant rates differ 25×, overall rate fell from 18% to 8% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Carle, John B. (IJ code JCA, Philadelphia, PA):
Overall track record
30 years on the bench (since 1997), 7,734 cases total, lifetime grant rate 17.8%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,241 cases, grant rate 16.3% — 6.7pp above the Philadelphia court average (9.5%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Guatemala 849 8.4%
Brazil 735 2.5%
Honduras 467 10.1%
Mexico 351 29.0%
Dominican Republic 268 2.0%
Ecuador 250 6.5%
Venezuela 120 12.5%
Colombia 109 5.4%
Nicaragua 103 8.5%
Haiti 102 3.8%
Cuba 98 50.0%
Cuba applicants see a 50.0% grant rate versus 2.0% for Dominican Republic applicants — a 25.4× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 1100 cases, 17.7% grant rate
2024: 768 cases, 28.3% grant rate
2025: 1182 cases, 15.1% grant rate
2026: 1191 cases, 7.7% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Carle, 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
John B. Carle is listed with the Philadelphia, PA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 16.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (1,365 decided, 6.9% grant rate), Brazil (1,003 decided, 3.7% grant rate), and Honduras (761 decided, 10.0% 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 John B. Carle granted asylum in 16.5% of 7,631 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge John B. Carle grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (16.5%) is close to the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Philadelphia, PA grants 14.4%. 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.
