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Dallas Immigration Court

46.4% asylum grant rate across 11,619 merits decisions (FY2015–2025) - roughly in line with the 48.2% national average.

Data updated 2026-06-21

46.4%
Asylum grant rate
53.6%
Asylum denial rate
157,623
Pending cases
32 mo
Time to decision

The verdict

The Dallas Immigration Court granted asylum in 46.4% of the 11,619 cases it decided on the merits - roughly in line with the 48.2% national rate.

46.4%
Asylum grant rate
11,619
Merits decisions, FY2015–2025
33
Judges with reported asylum decisions
157,623
Pending cases (all types)
Statistical data only. Grant rates reflect historical case outcomes and are not predictive of any individual case result. Consult a licensed immigration attorney for legal advice.

Case Insights: Dallas Immigration Court

The Dallas Immigration Court, based in Dallas, TX, decided 11,619 asylum cases on the merits between FY2015 and FY2025 - out of 472,916 total proceedings of all case types it handled. Of those asylum decisions, 5,389 were granted (46.4%) and 6,230 were denied (53.6%). The court has 33 immigration judges with enough asylum decisions to report, whose individual grant rates shape the court-wide average shown above.

Between fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2025, the grant rate at Dallas Immigration Court rose by 37.2 percentage points, moving from 18.4% to 55.6%. That window spans 11 fiscal years of reported data, covering shifts in bench composition, policy guidance, and nationality mix. The year-by-year table lower on this page shows the underlying annual case volume for every year in the series.

Outcomes vary substantially judge-to-judge. Judge RWK decided the most asylum cases here - 1,467 merits decisions (27.7% grant rate). The spread between the highest-grant and lowest-grant judges at this court is 70.7 percentage points - TNN at 81.9% versus KHS at 11.2%. These differences reflect case mix, nationality assignments, and docket type rather than any single factor, and they are why EOIR cautions readers against treating any judge's rate as predictive of an individual case.

46.4%
Asylum Grant Rate
53.6%
Asylum Denial Rate
11,619
Asylum Decisions
32 mo
Avg Time to Decision
Granted5389Denied6230
Asylum Outcomes at Dallas Immigration Court - 11,619 merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Asylum Grant Rate

46.4% of merits decisions

Asylum cases decided at Dallas Immigration Court

Pending Cases

157,623

Open proceedings (all case types)

Asylum Decisions

11,619

Merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Grant rate over time

Asylum grant rate by fiscal year at Dallas Immigration Court.

Fiscal year Decisions Grant rate
FY2015 305 18.4%
FY2016 421 23.8%
FY2017 653 22.7%
FY2018 548 27.4%
FY2019 890 34.4%
FY2020 531 34.1%
FY2021 271 37.3%
FY2022 974 41.1%
FY2023 972 47.4%
FY2024 1,152 66.1%
FY2025 4,902 55.6%

The judge lottery at Dallas Immigration Court

33 judges with enough asylum decisions to report. Grant rates run from 81.9% (387 decisions) down to 11.2% (125 decisions) - a 70.7-point spread on the same bench. Rates based on smaller decision counts carry more statistical noise.

Judge names below are the anonymized judge codes EOIR assigns in its public case-data release, not verified public identities. EOIR does not publish immigration judges' full names in this dataset. See our methodology for detail.

# Judge Decisions Asylum grant rate
1 Judge TNN 387
81.9%
2 Judge CTI 400
76.2%
3 Judge JN 583
70.5%
4 Judge EMB 79
68.4%
5 Judge JNW 380
63.2%
6 Judge GRH 43
62.8%
7 Judge CTN 812
62.7%
8 Judge JFP 200
61.0%
9 Judge XDD 837
57.1%
10 Judge SME 441
56.9%
11 Judge RJH 231
55.0%
12 Judge VPG 499
52.5%
13 Judge JDF 189
50.8%
14 Judge CDK 593
48.6%
15 Judge KFL 27
48.1%
16 Judge DHS 1,003
46.6%
17 Judge AJB 194
44.8%
18 Judge FSM 29
37.9%
19 Judge RLF 228
33.3%
20 Judge RRO 1,120
33.2%
21 Judge DER 172
33.1%
22 Judge RCJ 35
31.4%
23 Judge MEC 183
29.0%
24 Judge RWK 1,467
27.7%
25 Judge JGC 34
26.5%
26 Judge DHW 244
26.2%
27 Judge JAM 44
25.0%
28 Judge JBE 181
22.1%
29 Judge BLH 319
20.1%
30 Judge MPB 76
18.4%
31 Judge HRG 273
17.9%
32 Judge AYB 33
12.1%
33 Judge KHS 125
11.2%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the grant rate at the Dallas Immigration Court immigration court? ▼
The Dallas Immigration Court immigration court has an overall grant rate of 46.4% and a denial rate of 53.6%, based on 11,619 asylum merits decisions (FY2015–2025) from DOJ EOIR records.
How many immigration judges serve at Dallas Immigration Court? ▼
Dallas Immigration Court has 33 immigration judges on record. Grant rates vary significantly between judges, from 11.2% to 81.9%.
How long do cases take at Dallas Immigration Court? ▼
The average wait time at Dallas Immigration Court is approximately 32 months. Wait times vary based on case type, docket load, and whether continuances are granted.
Where is the Dallas Immigration Court immigration court located? ▼
The Dallas Immigration Court immigration court is located in Dallas, TX. It is part of the DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) system.
Does the grant rate predict my case outcome at Dallas Immigration Court? ▼
No. Grant rates are historical averages reflecting aggregate outcomes across all case types and judges. Individual outcomes depend on the specific facts of each case, the judge assigned, the type of relief sought, and whether you have legal representation. Always consult a licensed immigration attorney.
How has the Dallas Immigration Court grant rate changed over time? ▼
Between FY2015 and FY2025, the grant rate at Dallas Immigration Court increased from 18.4% to 55.6%. Year-by-year data is shown in the trends table on this page.

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Source: U.S. EOIR, Immigration Court Statistics Immigration court outcomes by court and case type · 2025

Every figure on PlainImmigration is rendered directly from federal immigration court records, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on DOJ EOIR case-level records, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.