The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 38.1% historical asylum grant rate for Brenda O'Malley at Boston, MA, based on 3,400 grants and 5,522 denials (8,922 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Brenda O'Malley with Boston, MA. With an asylum approval rate of 38.1%, this judge is above 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 O'Malley (Boston, MA) data snapshot: El Salvador vs Haiti grant rates differ 12×, overall rate fell from 47% to 13% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge O'Malley, Brenda (IJ code OMB, Boston, MA):
Overall track record
39 years on the bench (since 1988), 13,353 cases total, lifetime grant rate 38.3%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 5,307 cases, grant rate 32.1% — 3.9pp above the Boston court average (28.2%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Brazil 1710 12.6%
Guatemala 940 40.6%
El Salvador 699 53.1%
Honduras 388 30.7%
Dominican Republic 231 16.3%
Haiti 226 4.4%
Colombia 219 7.3%
Ecuador 190 33.0%
Mexico 91 33.9%
Venezuela 42 26.3%
Cape Verde 31 30.8%
El Salvador applicants see a 53.1% grant rate versus 4.4% for Haiti applicants — a 12.0× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 1428 cases, 46.9% grant rate
2024: 1329 cases, 56.8% grant rate
2025: 1387 cases, 27.2% grant rate
2026: 1163 cases, 12.9% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge O'Malley, 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
Brenda O'Malley is listed with the Boston, MA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 38.1% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Brazil (870 decided, 14.8% grant rate), Guatemala (868 decided, 51.0% grant rate), and El Salvador (633 decided, 54.5% 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 Brenda O'Malley's asylum grant rate?
Judge Brenda O'Malley granted asylum in 38.1% of 8,922 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Brenda O'Malley grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (38.1%) is above 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.
