Asylum Grant Rate
53.2% of merits decisions
Asylum cases decided at New York - Broadway Immigration Court
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New York - Broadway Immigration Court
53.2% asylum grant rate across 26,128 merits decisions (FY2015–2025) - above the 48.2% national average.
Data updated 2026-06-21
- 53.2%
- Asylum grant rate
- 46.8%
- Asylum denial rate
- 38,623
- Pending cases
- 23 mo
- Time to decision
The verdict
The New York - Broadway Immigration Court granted asylum in 53.2% of the 26,128 cases it decided on the merits - above the 48.2% national rate.
- 53.2%
- Asylum grant rate
- 26,128
- Merits decisions, FY2015–2025
- 36
- Judges with reported asylum decisions
- 38,623
- 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: New York - Broadway Immigration Court
The New York - Broadway Immigration Court, based in New York, NY, decided 26,128 asylum cases on the merits between FY2015 and FY2025 - out of 151,667 total proceedings of all case types it handled. Of those asylum decisions, 13,893 were granted (53.2%) and 12,235 were denied (46.8%). The court has 36 immigration judges with enough asylum decisions to report, whose individual grant rates shape the court-wide average shown above.
Between fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2025, the grant rate at New York - Broadway Immigration Court fell by 34.1 percentage points, moving from 83.3% to 49.2%. That window spans 7 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 JBC decided the most asylum cases here - 1,908 merits decisions (30.1% grant rate). The spread between the highest-grant and lowest-grant judges at this court is 75.2 percentage points - AKR at 93.3% versus JLM at 18.1%. 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.
53.2%
Asylum Grant Rate
46.8%
Asylum Denial Rate
26,128
Asylum Decisions
23 mo
Avg Time to Decision
Pending Cases
38,623
Open proceedings (all case types)
Asylum Decisions
26,128
Merits decisions, FY2015–2025
Grant rate over time
Asylum grant rate by fiscal year at New York - Broadway Immigration Court.
| Fiscal year | Decisions | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 6 | 83.3% |
| FY2020 | 1,313 | 55.1% |
| FY2021 | 368 | 68.2% |
| FY2022 | 3,213 | 59.1% |
| FY2023 | 4,691 | 56.6% |
| FY2024 | 6,164 | 52.8% |
| FY2025 | 10,373 | 49.2% |
The judge lottery at New York - Broadway Immigration Court
36 judges with enough asylum decisions to report. Grant rates run from 93.3% (180 decisions) down to 18.1% (83 decisions) - a 75.2-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 AKR | 180 | |
| 2 | Judge NB | 500 | |
| 3 | Judge OLC | 482 | |
| 4 | Judge DBS | 197 | |
| 5 | Judge DKU | 30 | |
| 6 | Judge MEN | 897 | |
| 7 | Judge ENA | 44 | |
| 8 | Judge TSB | 854 | |
| 9 | Judge DMM | 505 | |
| 10 | Judge KHT | 89 | |
| 11 | Judge CKI | 878 | |
| 12 | Judge AWC | 1,052 | |
| 13 | Judge BLF | 874 | |
| 14 | Judge TAL | 594 | |
| 15 | Judge DED | 515 | |
| 16 | Judge CTS | 263 | |
| 17 | Judge JME | 1,632 | |
| 18 | Judge JMM | 852 | |
| 19 | Judge EGN | 419 | |
| 20 | Judge MLL | 461 | |
| 21 | Judge RTG | 1,166 | |
| 22 | Judge FZH | 369 | |
| 23 | Judge AVP | 1,056 | |
| 24 | Judge MAU | 98 | |
| 25 | Judge CLM | 892 | |
| 26 | Judge JCG | 1,869 | |
| 27 | Judge AAD | 471 | |
| 28 | Judge KNL | 712 | |
| 29 | Judge SSX | 255 | |
| 30 | Judge LAW | 48 | |
| 31 | Judge STB | 713 | |
| 32 | Judge APL | 1,784 | |
| 33 | Judge SLR | 1,712 | |
| 34 | Judge JHB | 1,530 | |
| 35 | Judge JBC | 1,908 | |
| 36 | Judge JLM | 83 | |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the grant rate at the New York - Broadway Immigration Court immigration court? ▼
The New York - Broadway Immigration Court immigration court has an overall grant rate of 53.2% and a denial rate of 46.8%, based on 26,128 asylum merits decisions (FY2015–2025) from DOJ EOIR records.
How many immigration judges serve at New York - Broadway Immigration Court? ▼
New York - Broadway Immigration Court has 36 immigration judges on record. Grant rates vary significantly between judges, from 18.1% to 93.3%.
How long do cases take at New York - Broadway Immigration Court? ▼
The average wait time at New York - Broadway Immigration Court is approximately 23 months. Wait times vary based on case type, docket load, and whether continuances are granted.
Where is the New York - Broadway Immigration Court immigration court located? ▼
The New York - Broadway Immigration Court immigration court is located in New York, NY. It is part of the DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) system.
Does the grant rate predict my case outcome at New York - Broadway 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 New York - Broadway Immigration Court grant rate changed over time? ▼
Between FY2019 and FY2025, the grant rate at New York - Broadway Immigration Court decreased from 83.3% to 49.2%. 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
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