What is the immigration court grant rate for Burundi nationals?

Burundi nationals sit in the upper third of tracked nationalities at 72.4% across 434 merits decisions (DOJ EOIR FY2015–2025).

How many immigration court cases involve Burundi nationals?

Burundi nationals had 434 asylum cases decided on the merits (FY2015–2025) in the EOIR data, with 314 granted and 120 denied.

Do grant rates vary by immigration court for Burundi nationals?

Yes. Burundi's 72.4% national-row rate already sits well above the 48.3% overall average; court-level spreads can widen that further depending on judge mix and case type.

Is this data predictive of individual case outcomes?

No. Burundi's 72.4% upper-third aggregate still mixes courts, judges, relief types, and counsel rates, it is not a forecast for any one merits hearing. Consult a licensed immigration attorney.

By Nationality

Asylum outcomes by nationality · FY2015–2025

Burundi: US Asylum Outcomes

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Signature read: Burundi runs +24.1 pp above the 48.3% national average, the strongest gap stamp on this page. Grant rate sits in the upper third of tracked nationalities at 72.4% (above the 48.3% national average).

Compiled by PlainImmigration

Data updated 2026-09-05

72.4%
Asylum grant rate: 27.6%
Asylum denial rate: 434
Asylum decisions

Burundi in one line

Burundi's asylum grant rate is 72.4% (upper-third grant rate, above the 48.3% national average) across 434 FY2015-2025 merits decisions (mid-band volume).

72.4%
Asylum grant rate · Upper-third grant rate: 434
Merits decisions · Mid-band volume: +24.1 pp
vs. national average: 27.6%
Asylum denial rate

Burundi nationals' merits outcome mix

434merits decisions FY2015–2025

Granted314(72%)Denied120(28%)

Statistical data only. Burundi's 72.4% upper-third grant history still mixes courts, case types, and counsel rates, not a forecast for a future merits hearing. Consult a licensed immigration attorney.

Burundi vs all nationalities by asylum grant rate

Where this nationality's FY2015–2025 asylum grant rate sits among every tracked nationality (a case-outcome measure, not a quality ranking)

72.4% 45th of 196 higher than 151 of 196 nationalities

Nationalities, banded by asylum grant rate

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more nationalities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source DOJ EOIR asylum merits decisions · FY2015–2025

Burundi grant-rate neighbors

Upper-third grant-rate neighbors for Burundi (72.4%): ABS-closest nationalities on the FY2015–2025 merits ladder, with the 48.3% national average marked.

Moldova

74.0%

Azerbaijan

74.0%

Serbia and Montenegro

74.0%

Stateless

73.8%

Kazakhstan

73.6%

Egypt

73.4%

Burundi

72.4%

Indonesia

72.1%

Burkina Faso

71.9%

Libya

71.5%

Rwanda

71.2%

Kyrgyzstan

70.8%

Nationalities with a similar asylum caseload

Peers matched on FY2015–2025 merits-decision volume, a second axis from the grant-rate ladder above.

Belize · 444 merits · 39.0% grant
Stateless · 400 merits · 73.8% grant
Lebanon · 399 merits · 59.6% grant
Togo · 474 merits · 54.2% grant

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

Read our methodology - how Burundi's 434-decision EOIR nationality row is sourced, computed, and verified.

DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) FOIA bulk case data for Burundi nationals; gap vs national average +24.1 pp. PlainImmigration computed grant/denial aggregates FY2015–FY2025; Merits volume is mid-band at 434 decisions FY2015–2025.

Source: U.S. EOIR, Immigration Court Statistics Burundi asylum merits outcomes FY2015–2025 · 2025 Accessed 2026-09-05

Every figure on PlainImmigration is rendered directly from federal immigration court records, no number is typed in by an editor. Burundi's grant-rate and caseload figures are recomputed live from the EOIR case-level extract on every request, never hand-typed. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-05.