The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 4.3% historical asylum grant rate for James Mckee at New York Broadway, NY, based on 198 grants and 4,448 denials (4,646 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists James Mckee with New York Broadway, NY. With an asylum approval rate of 4.3%, 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 Mckee (New York Broadway, NY) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 11% to 2% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Mckee, James (IJ code JME, New York Broadway, NY):
Overall track record
6 years on the bench (since 2021), 4,570 cases total, lifetime grant rate 4.4%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,176 cases, grant rate 3.6% — 9.8pp below the New York Broadway court average (13.4%)
2023: 535 cases, 10.7% grant rate
2024: 949 cases, 5.1% grant rate
2025: 1745 cases, 1.6% grant rate
2026: 947 cases, 1.6% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Mckee, 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
James Mckee is listed with the New York Broadway, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 4.3% 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 (934 decided, 1.3% grant rate), Dominican Republic (411 decided, 0.7% grant rate), and Senegal (390 decided, 0.8% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 James Mckee granted asylum in 4.3% of 4,646 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge James Mckee grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (4.3%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at New York Broadway, NY grants 15.5%. 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.
