The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 9.4% historical asylum grant rate for John C. Barnes at Arlington, VA, based on 214 grants and 2,070 denials (2,284 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists John C. Barnes with Arlington, VA. With an asylum approval rate of 9.4%, 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 Barnes (Arlington, VA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 15% to 1% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Barnes, John C. (IJ code JCB, Arlington, VA):
Overall track record
7 years on the bench (since 2020), 2,876 cases total, lifetime grant rate 9.5%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,448 cases, grant rate 6.2% — 4.2pp below the Arlington court average (10.4%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 431 5.8%
El Salvador 382 5.4%
Guatemala 345 1.4%
Mexico 306 1.3%
Venezuela 177 5.7%
Cuba 165 11.8%
Nicaragua 103 5.4%
Peru 81 6.8%
Colombia 64 0.0%
Bolivia 51 0.0%
India 26 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 366 cases, 15.5% grant rate
2024: 273 cases, 17.2% grant rate
2025: 638 cases, 3.8% grant rate
2026: 1171 cases, 0.7% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Barnes, 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
John C. Barnes is listed with the Arlington, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 9.4% 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 (468 decided, 8.1% grant rate), El Salvador (416 decided, 10.1% grant rate), and Guatemala (330 decided, 3.6% 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 John C. Barnes granted asylum in 9.4% of 2,284 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge John C. Barnes grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (9.4%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Arlington, VA grants 11.2%. 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.
