The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 43.6% historical asylum grant rate for Robin E. Feder at Honolulu, HI, based on 3,416 grants and 4,412 denials (7,828 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Robin E. Feder with Honolulu, HI. With an asylum approval rate of 43.6%, 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 Feder (Honolulu, HI) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 88% to 27% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Feder, Robin E. (IJ code REF, Honolulu, HI):
Overall track record
37 years on the bench (since 1990), 11,656 cases total, lifetime grant rate 43.7%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,361 cases, grant rate 49.5% — 14.5pp above the Honolulu court average (35.0%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Guatemala 315 70.4%
China 228 43.9%
El Salvador 161 98.4%
Brazil 151 58.3%
Honduras 133 31.3%
Russia 82 65.8%
Federated States Of Micronesia 58 0.0%
Ecuador 36 25.0%
Philippines 32 20.0%
Mexico 23 27.3%
Dominican Republic 20 40.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 783 cases, 88.5% grant rate
2024: 191 cases, 43.7% grant rate
2025: 211 cases, 24.6% grant rate
2026: 176 cases, 26.8% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Feder, 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
Robin E. Feder is listed with the Honolulu, HI Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 43.6% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (558 decided, 81.2% grant rate), El Salvador (404 decided, 89.9% grant rate), and China (230 decided, 44.3% 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 Robin E. Feder granted asylum in 43.6% of 7,828 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Robin E. Feder grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (43.6%) is above the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Honolulu, HI grants 36.1%. 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.
