The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 14.5% historical asylum grant rate for Todd A. Masters at Boston, MA, based on 672 grants and 3,960 denials (4,632 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Todd A. Masters with Boston, MA. With an asylum approval rate of 14.5%, this judge is 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 Masters (Boston, MA) data snapshot: Ecuador vs Dominican Republic grant rates differ 19×, overall rate fell from 30% to 6% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Masters, Todd A. (IJ code TAM, Boston, MA):
Overall track record
29 years on the bench (since 1998), 5,741 cases total, lifetime grant rate 17.0%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,003 cases, grant rate 18.4% — 9.8pp below the Boston court average (28.2%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Brazil 1953 12.5%
Guatemala 439 27.5%
El Salvador 248 22.5%
Colombia 232 11.9%
Ecuador 222 38.8%
Honduras 171 24.8%
Haiti 165 17.3%
Dominican Republic 129 2.0%
Venezuela 52 17.1%
Mexico 45 9.4%
Cuba 31 33.3%
Ecuador applicants see a 38.8% grant rate versus 2.0% for Dominican Republic applicants — a 19.2× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 1029 cases, 29.7% grant rate
2024: 985 cases, 31.1% grant rate
2025: 1196 cases, 15.9% grant rate
2026: 793 cases, 6.0% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Masters, 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
Todd A. Masters is listed with the Boston, MA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 14.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Brazil (1,830 decided, 7.9% grant rate), Guatemala (361 decided, 20.5% grant rate), and Colombia (296 decided, 9.1% 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 Todd A. Masters's asylum grant rate?
Judge Todd A. Masters granted asylum in 14.5% of 4,632 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Todd A. Masters grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (14.5%) is close to 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.
