What is the immigration court grant rate for Colombia nationals?

Colombia nationals have an asylum grant rate of 47.3% across 32,337 merits decisions in US immigration courts, based on DOJ EOIR data.

How many immigration court cases involve Colombia nationals?

Colombia is a heavy-corpus nationality with 32,337 asylum merits decisions FY2015–2025 (15,304 granted, 17,033 denied) - #7 of 196 by caseload.

Do grant rates vary by immigration court for Colombia nationals?

Yes. Grant rates for Colombia nationals can differ substantially across courts due to differences in judges, case types, and local conditions.

Is this data predictive of individual case outcomes?

No. These are aggregate historical statistics from DOJ EOIR records. Individual case outcomes depend on the specific facts, the judge assigned, the type of relief sought, country conditions, and whether you have legal representation. Consult a licensed immigration attorney for advice on your case.

By Nationality

Asylum outcomes by nationality · FY2015–2025

Colombia: US Asylum Outcomes

Name: Colombia US Immigration Court Outcomes
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Published: 2025-09-30
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Signature read: 32,337 merits decisions place Colombia among the busiest nationality codes in the FOIA release. Merits volume is heavy-corpus at 32,337 decisions FY2015–2025 (#7 of 196).

Compiled by PlainImmigration

Data updated 2026-09-05

47.3%
Asylum grant rate: 52.7%
Asylum denial rate: 32,337
Asylum decisions

Colombia in one line

Colombia's asylum grant rate is 47.3% (mid-band grant rate, roughly in line with the 48.3% national average) across 32,337 FY2015-2025 merits decisions (heavy-corpus volume).

47.3%
Asylum grant rate · Mid-band grant rate: 32,337
Merits decisions · Heavy-corpus volume: -1.0 pp
vs. national average: 52.7%
Asylum denial rate

Colombia nationals' merits outcome mix

32,337merits decisions FY2015–2025

Granted15,304(47%)Denied17,033(53%)

Statistical data only. These are aggregate historical rates, not predictions for individual cases. Outcomes vary significantly by court, judge, case type, and legal representation. Consult a licensed immigration attorney.

Colombia 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)

47.3% 125th of 196 higher than 71 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

Colombia grant-rate neighbors

Asylum grant rates for nationalities whose FY2015–2025 merits rate is closest to Colombia (ABS gap), not the same top-volume strip on every page. Colombia is highlighted; the thin line marks the 48.3% national average.

Kenya

50.4%

Italy

49.7%

Dominican Republic

49.0%

Chile

49.0%

Morocco

49.0%

Cuba

47.9%

Colombia

47.3%

Vietnam

46.7%

Benin

46.7%

Costa Rica

46.1%

Argentina

45.2%

Tanzania

44.6%

Nationalities with a similar asylum caseload

Heavy-corpus nationality peers by merits volume, orthogonal to the ABS(grant-rate) neighbors above.

India · 32,151 merits · 62.5% grant
Ecuador · 29,307 merits · 40.0% grant
Nicaragua · 29,118 merits · 53.7% grant
Venezuela · 42,981 merits · 69.9% grant

Heavy-corpus nationality Colombia: 32,337 FY2015–2025 merits in DOJ EOIR FOIA data. Statistical information only, not legal advice.

Read our methodology - how Colombia's 32,337-decision EOIR nationality row is sourced, computed, and verified.

DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) FOIA bulk case data for Colombia nationals; merits-decision volume 32,337. PlainImmigration computed grant/denial aggregates FY2015–FY2025; Merits volume is heavy-corpus at 32,337 decisions FY2015–2025 (#7 of 196).

Source: U.S. EOIR, Immigration Court Statistics Colombia 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. Colombia'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.