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Miami Immigration Court

Name: Miami Immigration Court Immigration Court Data
Creator: PlainImmigration
Published: 2025-09-30
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35.7% asylum grant rate across 32,971 merits decisions (FY2015–2025) - below the 48.2% national average.

Compiled by PlainImmigration Editorial, Immigration Court Outcomes Editorial Team

Data updated 2026-06-21

35.7%
Asylum grant rate: 64.3%
Asylum denial rate: 263,256
Pending cases: 30 mo
Time to decision

The verdict

The Miami Immigration Court granted asylum in 35.7% of the 32,971 cases it decided on the merits - below the 48.2% national rate.

35.7%
Asylum grant rate: 32,971
Merits decisions, FY2015–2025: 45
Judges with reported asylum decisions: 263,256
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 Immigration Court

The Miami Immigration Court, based in Miami, FL, decided 32,971 asylum cases on the merits between FY2015 and FY2025 - out of 931,601 total proceedings of all case types it handled. Of those asylum decisions, 11,786 were granted (35.7%) and 21,185 were denied (64.3%). The court has 45 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 Immigration Court rose by 16.1 percentage points, moving from 39.1% to 55.2%. 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 JEB decided the most asylum cases here - 1,989 merits decisions (39.7% grant rate). The spread between the highest-grant and lowest-grant judges at this court is 53.6 percentage points - MAU at 71.4% versus SAS at 17.8%. 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.

35.7%

Asylum Grant Rate

64.3%

Asylum Denial Rate

32,971

Asylum Decisions

30 mo

Avg Time to Decision

Asylum Outcomes at Miami Immigration Court - 32,971 merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Asylum Grant Rate

35.7% of merits decisions

Asylum cases decided at Miami Immigration Court

Pending Cases

263,256

Open proceedings (all case types)

Asylum Decisions

32,971

Merits decisions, FY2015–2025

Grant rate over time

Asylum grant rate by fiscal year at Miami Immigration Court.

Fiscal year	Decisions	Grant rate
FY2015	591	39.1%
FY2016	416	41.3%
FY2017	1,486	34.4%
FY2018	3,802	24.2%
FY2019	6,476	20.9%
FY2020	5,382	21.5%
FY2021	896	30.1%
FY2022	2,741	39.4%
FY2023	3,855	46.6%
FY2024	2,783	64.4%
FY2025	4,543	55.2%

The judge lottery at Miami Immigration Court

45 judges with enough asylum decisions to report. Grant rates run from 71.4% (378 decisions) down to 17.8% (634 decisions) - a 53.6-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 MAU	378	71.4%
2	Judge CPN	130	66.2%
3	Judge LIH	690	57.0%
4	Judge RDM	553	53.7%
5	Judge LRJ	912	51.1%
6	Judge MCA	714	48.0%
7	Judge IRO	657	47.9%
8	Judge RTK	349	47.3%
9	Judge DRH	840	46.5%
10	Judge ALB	1,195	44.2%
11	Judge JEP	109	43.1%
12	Judge GWR	175	42.9%
13	Judge IMY	104	42.3%
14	Judge SEM	962	42.2%
15	Judge MKN	533	41.7%
16	Judge CRE	894	40.4%
17	Judge JEB	1,989	39.7%
18	Judge AEM	1,250	39.6%
19	Judge DML	1,066	38.0%
20	Judge KJB	44	36.4%
21	Judge JRA	912	35.7%
22	Judge MNN	423	35.5%
23	Judge SGA	1,635	33.9%
24	Judge RYL	165	33.9%
25	Judge MCH	989	33.7%
26	Judge RSO	1,260	32.9%
27	Judge LME	1,614	32.6%
28	Judge LTB	1,173	32.1%
29	Judge MGM	1,480	30.8%
30	Judge MWA	1,362	30.7%
31	Judge MLE	171	30.4%
32	Judge TMC	860	30.3%
33	Judge BNR	133	30.1%
34	Judge TC	258	29.1%
35	Judge CB1	446	28.0%
36	Judge TSA	1,409	26.1%
37	Judge HKM	71	23.9%
38	Judge JPL	187	23.5%
39	Judge JDD	1,233	23.2%
40	Judge CJS	500	22.2%
41	Judge GCV	1,422	21.9%
42	Judge BSC	125	21.6%
43	Judge DKG	654	21.4%
44	Judge CAM	113	19.5%
45	Judge SAS	634	17.8%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the grant rate at the Miami Immigration Court immigration court? ▼

The Miami Immigration Court immigration court has an overall grant rate of 35.7% and a denial rate of 64.3%, based on 32,971 asylum merits decisions (FY2015–2025) from DOJ EOIR records.

How many immigration judges serve at Miami Immigration Court? ▼

Miami Immigration Court has 45 immigration judges on record. Grant rates vary significantly between judges, from 17.8% to 71.4%.

How long do cases take at Miami Immigration Court? ▼

The average wait time at Miami Immigration Court is approximately 30 months. Wait times vary based on case type, docket load, and whether continuances are granted.

Where is the Miami Immigration Court immigration court located? ▼

The Miami 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 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 Immigration Court grant rate changed over time? ▼

Between FY2015 and FY2025, the grant rate at Miami Immigration Court increased from 39.1% to 55.2%. 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 Accessed 2026-06-21

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