Asylum outcomes by nationality · FY2015–2025
Democratic Republic of the Congo: US Asylum Outcomes
59.2% asylum grant rate across 1,345 merits decisions for Democratic Republic of the Congo nationals - above the 48.2% national average.
Data updated 2026-06-21
- 59.2%
- Asylum grant rate
- 40.8%
- Asylum denial rate
- 1,345
- Asylum decisions
The verdict
Democratic Republic of the Congo nationals won asylum in 59.2% of their 1,345 merits decisions - above the 48.2% national rate.
- 59.2%
- Asylum grant rate
- 40.8%
- Asylum denial rate
- 1,345
- Merits decisions, FY2015–2025
Case Insights: Democratic Republic of the Congo Nationals in US Immigration Court
Democratic Republic of the Congo nationals had 1,345 asylum cases decided on the merits in the DOJ EOIR data between FY2015 and FY2025, representing a smaller caseload within the national system. Of those merits decisions, 796 were granted (59.2%) and 549 were denied (40.8%). Asylum applications that were administratively closed, withdrawn, or otherwise not decided on the merits are excluded from this rate, so the grant and denial percentages here sum to 100% of merits decisions.
The gap between the grant rate and the denial rate is 18.4 percentage points, which places Democratic Republic of the Congo above the typical EOIR denial-heavy baseline.
Why these figures describe patterns, not predictions
Because immigration outcomes are heavily case-, judge-, and court-specific, the nationwide figures shown here are useful for orientation and research rather than prediction. EOIR and TRAC Immigration both emphasize that country-level grant rates are descriptive summaries of past decisions, not forecasts for any individual proceeding. The court-by-court breakdown below and the sibling guides on this site explain how representation, relief type, and country-conditions evidence influence the final outcome in any single case.
Democratic Republic of the Congo vs. other top nationalities
Asylum grant rates for the highest-volume nationalities in US immigration court, ranked. Democratic Republic of the Congo is highlighted; the thin line marks the 48.2% national average.
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