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    <title>Boston Immigration Court — asylum grant rate history</title>
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      <title>FY2025: 51.6% grant rate (3,924 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Boston Immigration Court recorded 3,924 asylum merits decisions in FY2025: 2,023 granted, 1,901 denied (51.6% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2024: 49.1% grant rate (3,469 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Boston Immigration Court recorded 3,469 asylum merits decisions in FY2024: 1,703 granted, 1,766 denied (49.1% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2023: 46.8% grant rate (4,113 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Boston Immigration Court recorded 4,113 asylum merits decisions in FY2023: 1,926 granted, 2,187 denied (46.8% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2022: 58.4% grant rate (2,265 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Boston Immigration Court recorded 2,265 asylum merits decisions in FY2022: 1,322 granted, 943 denied (58.4% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2021: 62.4% grant rate (797 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Boston Immigration Court recorded 797 asylum merits decisions in FY2021: 497 granted, 300 denied (62.4% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2020: 53.1% grant rate (1,440 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Boston Immigration Court recorded 1,440 asylum merits decisions in FY2020: 764 granted, 676 denied (53.1% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2019: 48.6% grant rate (1,433 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Boston Immigration Court recorded 1,433 asylum merits decisions in FY2019: 697 granted, 736 denied (48.6% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2018: 57.2% grant rate (746 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Boston Immigration Court recorded 746 asylum merits decisions in FY2018: 427 granted, 319 denied (57.2% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2017: 65.0% grant rate (632 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Boston Immigration Court recorded 632 asylum merits decisions in FY2017: 411 granted, 221 denied (65.0% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2016: 77.9% grant rate (349 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Boston Immigration Court recorded 349 asylum merits decisions in FY2016: 272 granted, 77 denied (77.9% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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      <title>FY2015: 75.0% grant rate (304 decisions)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Boston Immigration Court recorded 304 asylum merits decisions in FY2015: 228 granted, 76 denied (75.0% grant rate). Source: DOJ EOIR FOIA bulk case data.</description>
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