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Miami - Krome Immigration Court

19.8% asylum grant rate across 5,088 merits decisions (FY2015–2025) - below the 48.2% national average.

Data updated 2026-06-21

19.8%
Asylum grant rate
80.2%
Asylum denial rate
332
Pending cases
9 mo
Time to decision

The verdict

The Miami - Krome Immigration Court granted asylum in 19.8% of the 5,088 cases it decided on the merits - below the 48.2% national rate.

19.8%
Asylum grant rate
5,088
Merits decisions, FY2015–2025
18
Judges with reported asylum decisions
332
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: Miami - Krome Immigration Court

The Miami - Krome Immigration Court, based in Miami, FL, decided 5,088 asylum cases on the merits between FY2015 and FY2025 - out of 179,908 total proceedings of all case types it handled. Of those asylum decisions, 1,008 were granted (19.8%) and 4,080 were denied (80.2%). The court has 18 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 Miami - Krome Immigration Court fell by 7.2 percentage points, moving from 18.7% to 11.5%. 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 RJF decided the most asylum cases here - 829 merits decisions (44.4% grant rate). The spread between the highest-grant and lowest-grant judges at this court is 43.0 percentage points - RJF at 44.4% versus YKA at 1.4%. 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.

19.8%
Asylum Grant Rate
80.2%
Asylum Denial Rate
5,088
Asylum Decisions
9 mo
Avg Time to Decision
Granted1008Denied4080
Asylum Outcomes at Miami - Krome Immigration Court - 5,088 merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Asylum Grant Rate

19.8% of merits decisions

Asylum cases decided at Miami - Krome Immigration Court

Pending Cases

332

Open proceedings (all case types)

Asylum Decisions

5,088

Merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Grant rate over time

Asylum grant rate by fiscal year at Miami - Krome Immigration Court.

Fiscal year Decisions Grant rate
FY2015 316 18.7%
FY2016 644 20.3%
FY2017 811 24.3%
FY2018 669 26.5%
FY2019 621 23.3%
FY2020 522 18.8%
FY2021 239 10.0%
FY2022 204 17.2%
FY2023 316 13.3%
FY2024 339 15.6%
FY2025 407 11.5%

The judge lottery at Miami - Krome Immigration Court

18 judges with enough asylum decisions to report. Grant rates run from 44.4% (829 decisions) down to 1.4% (207 decisions) - a 43.0-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 RJF 829
44.4%
2 Judge BSC 780
30.9%
3 Judge SAS 606
26.1%
4 Judge DL 115
13.9%
5 Judge SGA 338
13.3%
6 Judge SM1 75
10.7%
7 Judge AO 361
10.5%
8 Judge RYL 183
10.4%
9 Judge CAM 260
8.1%
10 Judge RDM 50
8.0%
11 Judge JO 313
7.3%
12 Judge PJM 62
6.5%
13 Judge JEP 235
6.4%
14 Judge MLE 287
4.9%
15 Judge PJE 59
3.4%
16 Judge ROS 31
3.2%
17 Judge TC 62
1.6%
18 Judge YKA 207
1.4%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the grant rate at the Miami - Krome Immigration Court immigration court?
The Miami - Krome Immigration Court immigration court has an overall grant rate of 19.8% and a denial rate of 80.2%, based on 5,088 asylum merits decisions (FY2015–2025) from DOJ EOIR records.
How many immigration judges serve at Miami - Krome Immigration Court?
Miami - Krome Immigration Court has 18 immigration judges on record. Grant rates vary significantly between judges, from 1.4% to 44.4%.
How long do cases take at Miami - Krome Immigration Court?
The average wait time at Miami - Krome Immigration Court is approximately 9 months. Wait times vary based on case type, docket load, and whether continuances are granted.
Where is the Miami - Krome Immigration Court immigration court located?
The Miami - Krome Immigration Court immigration court is located in Miami, FL. It is part of the DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) system.
Does the grant rate predict my case outcome at Miami - Krome 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 Miami - Krome Immigration Court grant rate changed over time?
Between FY2015 and FY2025, the grant rate at Miami - Krome Immigration Court decreased from 18.7% to 11.5%. Year-by-year data is shown in the trends table on this page.

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Data from the DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) via FOIA bulk case data. Statistical information only, not legal advice.

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.