The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 12.0% historical asylum grant rate for Jason E. Braun at Arlington, VA, based on 196 grants and 1,436 denials (1,632 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Jason E. Braun with Arlington, VA. With an asylum approval rate of 12.0%, 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 Braun (Arlington, VA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 27% to 6% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Braun, Jason E. (IJ code JSB, Arlington, VA):
Overall track record
4 years on the bench (since 2023), 2,525 cases total, lifetime grant rate 12.1%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,513 cases, grant rate 12.1% — roughly in line with the Arlington court average (10.4%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 857 9.6%
Guatemala 675 1.8%
El Salvador 535 22.9%
Mexico 102 0.0%
Bolivia 67 5.3%
Peru 50 8.6%
Nicaragua 31 4.8%
Venezuela 26 40.0%
Afghanistan 17 47.1%
Colombia 17 30.8%
Haiti 11 11.1%
Year-by-year
2023: 154 cases, 26.8% grant rate
2024: 293 cases, 20.4% grant rate
2025: 984 cases, 11.9% grant rate
2026: 1082 cases, 5.6% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Braun, 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
Jason E. Braun is listed with the Arlington, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 12.0% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (515 decided, 9.1% grant rate), Guatemala (453 decided, 2.0% grant rate), and El Salvador (274 decided, 23.7% 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 Jason E. Braun granted asylum in 12.0% of 1,632 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Jason E. Braun grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (12.0%) 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.
