What is the immigration court grant rate for Gambia nationals?

Gambia nationals have an asylum grant rate of 57.7% across 710 merits decisions in US immigration courts, based on DOJ EOIR data.

How many immigration court cases involve Gambia nationals?

Gambia is a heavy-corpus nationality with 710 asylum merits decisions FY2015–2025 (410 granted, 300 denied) - #60 of 196 by caseload.

Do grant rates vary by immigration court for Gambia nationals?

Yes. Gambia's 57.7% 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. 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

Gambia: US Asylum Outcomes

Name: Gambia US Immigration Court Outcomes
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Published: 2025-09-30
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Signature read: Gambia runs +9.4 pp above the 48.3% national average, the strongest gap stamp on this page. Merits volume is heavy-corpus at 710 decisions FY2015–2025 (#60 of 196).

Compiled by PlainImmigration

Data updated 2026-09-05

57.7%
Asylum grant rate: 42.3%
Asylum denial rate: 710
Asylum decisions

Gambia in one line

Gambia's asylum grant rate is 57.7% (mid-band grant rate, above the 48.3% national average) across 710 FY2015-2025 merits decisions (heavy-corpus volume).

57.7%
Asylum grant rate · Mid-band grant rate: 710
Merits decisions · Heavy-corpus volume: +9.4 pp
vs. national average: 42.3%
Asylum denial rate

Gambia nationals' merits outcome mix

710merits decisions FY2015–2025

Granted410(58%)Denied300(42%)

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.

Gambia 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)

57.7% 93rd of 196 higher than 103 of 196 nationalities

Nationalities, banded by asylum grant rate

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Source DOJ EOIR asylum merits decisions · FY2015–2025

Gambia grant-rate neighbors

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

Nigeria

60.4%

Lebanon

59.6%

Zimbabwe

59.3%

Democratic Republic of the Congo

58.9%

Gambia

57.7%

Yemen

57.4%

Sudan

57.1%

Israel

56.8%

Guinea

55.6%

Mauritania

55.2%

Jordan

55.2%

Tunisia

55.1%

Nationalities with a similar asylum caseload

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

Tajikistan · 690 merits · 63.9% grant
Kosovo · 641 merits · 77.7% grant
Uganda · 782 merits · 80.4% grant
Kenya · 784 merits · 50.4% grant

Heavy-corpus nationality Gambia: 710 FY2015–2025 merits in DOJ EOIR FOIA data. Statistical information only, not legal advice.

Read our methodology - how Gambia's 710-decision EOIR nationality row is sourced, computed, and verified.

DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) FOIA bulk case data for Gambia nationals; gap vs national average +9.4 pp. PlainImmigration computed grant/denial aggregates FY2015–FY2025; Merits volume is heavy-corpus at 710 decisions FY2015–2025 (#60 of 196).

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