The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 13.2% historical asylum grant rate for Romy Lerner at Krome, FL, based on 250 grants and 1,643 denials (1,893 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Romy Lerner with Krome, FL. With an asylum approval rate of 13.2%, 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 Lerner (Krome, FL) data snapshot: Haiti vs Guatemala grant rates differ 9×
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Lerner, Romy (IJ code RYL, Krome, FL):
Overall track record
16 years on the bench (since 2011), 2,646 cases total, lifetime grant rate 13.4%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,461 cases, grant rate 14.2% — 6.9pp above the Krome court average (7.3%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico 440 6.1%
Guatemala 348 3.8%
Cuba 280 24.3%
Honduras 197 8.7%
Haiti 191 35.2%
Colombia 147 14.8%
Brazil 146 9.7%
Nicaragua 123 16.9%
Venezuela 116 7.7%
Jamaica 91 21.4%
Dominican Republic 81 8.0%
Haiti applicants see a 35.2% grant rate versus 3.8% for Guatemala applicants — a 9.1× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 562 cases, 19.9% grant rate
2024: 515 cases, 13.8% grant rate
2025: 829 cases, 9.4% grant rate
2026: 555 cases, 16.7% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Lerner, 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
Romy Lerner is listed with the Krome, FL Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 13.2% 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 (297 decided, 6.1% grant rate), Guatemala (254 decided, 3.9% grant rate), and Cuba (205 decided, 23.9% 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 Romy Lerner granted asylum in 13.2% of 1,893 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Romy Lerner grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (13.2%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Krome, FL grants 10.7%. 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.
