The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 6.7% historical asylum grant rate for Munish Sharda at Phoenix, AZ, based on 478 grants and 6,606 denials (7,084 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Munish Sharda with Phoenix, AZ. With an asylum approval rate of 6.7%, 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 Sharda (Las Vegas, NV) data snapshot: 8,605 cases over 29 years, 6.9% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Sharda, Munish (IJ code MS1, Las Vegas, NV):
Overall track record
29 years on the bench (since 1998), 8,605 cases total, lifetime grant rate 6.9%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,863 cases, grant rate 5.7% — 15.3pp below the Las Vegas court average (21.0%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 2221 4.8%
Guatemala 862 1.0%
Cuba 431 26.3%
Venezuela 374 11.8%
Honduras 265 0.4%
Colombia 176 2.6%
Nicaragua 143 1.5%
El Salvador 51 0.0%
Romania 49 2.2%
Peru 36 0.0%
Ecuador 33 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 756 cases, 9.1% grant rate
2024: 1169 cases, 6.5% grant rate
2025: 1785 cases, 5.0% grant rate
2026: 1153 cases, 3.9% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Sharda, 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
Munish Sharda is listed with the Phoenix, AZ Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 6.7% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (2,391 decided, 7.1% grant rate), Guatemala (919 decided, 1.2% grant rate), and Venezuela (423 decided, 10.4% 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 Munish Sharda granted asylum in 6.7% of 7,084 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Munish Sharda grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (6.7%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Phoenix, AZ grants 9.2%. 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.
