The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 10.5% historical asylum grant rate for Raphael Choi at Arlington, VA, based on 334 grants and 2,844 denials (3,178 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Raphael Choi with Arlington, VA. With an asylum approval rate of 10.5%, 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 Choi (Arlington, VA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 16% to 6% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Choi, Raphael (IJ code RC1, Arlington, VA):
Overall track record
9 years on the bench (since 2018), 3,622 cases total, lifetime grant rate 10.9%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,028 cases, grant rate 7.1% — 3.4pp below the Arlington court average (10.4%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
El Salvador 431 11.0%
Guatemala 332 2.3%
Honduras 299 2.0%
Mexico 287 0.8%
Venezuela 84 2.8%
Peru 76 4.9%
Nicaragua 65 11.9%
Bolivia 48 4.9%
Colombia 38 3.2%
Mauritania 29 4.0%
Ecuador 26 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 286 cases, 15.7% grant rate
2024: 414 cases, 6.7% grant rate
2025: 677 cases, 4.6% grant rate
2026: 651 cases, 5.6% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Choi, 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
Raphael Choi is listed with the Arlington, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 10.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights El Salvador (655 decided, 17.3% grant rate), Guatemala (503 decided, 4.6% grant rate), and Honduras (467 decided, 7.7% 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 Raphael Choi granted asylum in 10.5% of 3,178 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Raphael Choi grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (10.5%) 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.
