Grant Rate
83.8% of cases
Decided cases at LOW
Open-data reference.
, · DOJ EOIR Immigration Court
The LOW immigration court, based in , , has processed 8,438 recorded cases in the DOJ EOIR dataset. Of those, 7,067 resulted in relief granted (83.8%), 22 were denied (0.3%), and 1,349 fell into other dispositions such as administrative closures, changes of venue, or withdrawals (16.0%). The court has 15 immigration judges on record, whose individual caseloads and outcome patterns shape the court-wide averages shown above.
Between fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2025, the grant rate at LOW rose by 26.0 percentage points, moving from 66.0% to 92.0%. 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 SAA has the largest recorded caseload at 925 decisions (83.1% grant rate). The spread between the highest-grant and lowest-grant judges at this court is 12.2 percentage points — GEP at 88.5% versus JAZ at 76.3%. 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.
Grant Rate
83.8% of cases
Decided cases at LOW
Avg Wait Time
0 months
From NTA to decision
Total Decisions
8,438
All completed cases
83.8% of cases granted relief at LOW
| FY | Cases | Grant % |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 50 | 66.0% |
| 2016 | 127 | 78.0% |
| 2017 | 192 | 77.1% |
| 2018 | 345 | 70.1% |
| 2019 | 509 | 68.6% |
| 2020 | 537 | 76.5% |
| 2021 | 1,023 | 81.2% |
| 2022 | 1,410 | 87.0% |
| 2023 | 1,119 | 89.0% |
| 2024 | 2,124 | 85.2% |
| 2025 | 1,002 | 92.0% |
Data from the DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) via FOIA bulk case data. Statistical information only — not legal advice.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Source: U.S. EOIR — Immigration Court Statistics Immigration court outcomes by court and case type · 2025