The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 13.0% historical asylum grant rate for John M. Furlong, JR. at Boston, MA, based on 428 grants and 2,867 denials (3,295 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists John M. Furlong, JR. with Boston, MA. With an asylum approval rate of 13.0%, 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 Furlong (Boston, MA) data snapshot: Mexico vs Dominican Republic grant rates differ 34×, overall rate fell from 25% to 9% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Furlong, John M., JR. (IJ code JMF, Boston, MA):
Overall track record
28 years on the bench (since 1999), 5,602 cases total, lifetime grant rate 15.4%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,293 cases, grant rate 18.7% — 9.5pp below the Boston court average (28.2%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Brazil 2459 6.4%
Guatemala 465 34.6%
El Salvador 246 38.3%
Honduras 187 27.6%
Ecuador 159 16.2%
Colombia 125 7.9%
Haiti 122 8.3%
Dominican Republic 113 1.2%
Nicaragua 36 29.6%
Mexico 28 40.0%
Venezuela 27 21.1%
Mexico applicants see a 40.0% grant rate versus 1.2% for Dominican Republic applicants — a 33.6× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 1570 cases, 24.7% grant rate
2024: 1234 cases, 28.7% grant rate
2025: 883 cases, 18.3% grant rate
2026: 606 cases, 8.7% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Furlong, 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 M. Furlong, JR. is listed with the Boston, MA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 13.0% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Brazil (1,261 decided, 3.8% grant rate), Guatemala (303 decided, 28.4% grant rate), and El Salvador (205 decided, 28.8% 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.
What is Judge John M. Furlong, JR.'s asylum grant rate?
Judge John M. Furlong, JR. granted asylum in 13.0% of 3,295 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge John M. Furlong, JR. grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (13.0%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Boston, MA grants 24.5%. 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.
