The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 9.1% historical asylum grant rate for June Lee at Hyattsville, MD, based on 242 grants and 2,404 denials (2,646 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists June Lee with Hyattsville, MD. With an asylum approval rate of 9.1%, 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 Lee (Hyattsville, MD) data snapshot: Ethiopia vs Honduras grant rates differ 22×
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Lee, June (IJ code JEL, Hyattsville, MD):
Overall track record
3 years on the bench (since 2024), 2,054 cases total, lifetime grant rate 11.2%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,050 cases, grant rate 11.2% — 10.6pp below the Hyattsville court average (21.9%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
El Salvador 399 6.0%
Guatemala 333 5.0%
Honduras 316 2.6%
Venezuela 229 3.6%
Peru 119 18.9%
Cameroon 108 47.1%
Nicaragua 74 10.0%
Colombia 69 12.5%
Mexico 63 3.5%
Ecuador 45 8.9%
Ethiopia 43 57.1%
Ethiopia applicants see a 57.1% grant rate versus 2.6% for Honduras applicants — a 21.6× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 1 cases, 0.0% grant rate
2024: 571 cases, 12.7% grant rate
2025: 835 cases, 13.6% grant rate
2026: 643 cases, 6.4% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Lee, 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
June Lee is listed with the Hyattsville, MD Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 9.1% 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 (366 decided, 4.1% grant rate), Venezuela (363 decided, 3.9% grant rate), and El Salvador (332 decided, 5.4% 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 June Lee granted asylum in 9.1% of 2,646 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge June Lee grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (9.1%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Hyattsville, MD grants 19.8%. 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.
