What is the immigration court grant rate for Malawi nationals?

Malawi nationals have an asylum grant rate of 62.5% across 48 merits decisions in US immigration courts, based on DOJ EOIR data.

How many immigration court cases involve Malawi nationals?

Malawi is a thin-corpus nationality with 48 asylum merits decisions FY2015–2025 (30 granted, 18 denied).

Do grant rates vary by immigration court for Malawi nationals?

Yes. Malawi's 62.5% 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

Malawi: US Asylum Outcomes

Name: Malawi US Immigration Court Outcomes
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Published: 2025-09-30
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Signature read: Malawi runs +14.2 pp above the 48.3% national average, the strongest gap stamp on this page. Grant rate sits mid-corpus at 62.5% (above the 48.3% national average).

Compiled by PlainImmigration

Data updated 2026-09-05

62.5%
Asylum grant rate: 37.5%
Asylum denial rate: 48
Asylum decisions

Malawi in one line

Malawi's asylum grant rate is 62.5% (mid-band grant rate, above the 48.3% national average) across 48 FY2015-2025 merits decisions (thin-corpus volume).

62.5%
Asylum grant rate · Mid-band grant rate: 48
Merits decisions · Thin-corpus volume: +14.2 pp
vs. national average: 37.5%
Asylum denial rate

Malawi nationals' merits outcome mix

48merits decisions FY2015–2025

Granted30(63%)Denied18(38%)

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.

Malawi 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)

62.5% 81st of 196 higher than 115 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

Malawi grant-rate neighbors

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

Palestine

64.1%

Bangladesh

64.0%

Georgia

64.0%

Tajikistan

63.9%

Pakistan

63.7%

Ivory Coast

63.5%

Republic of the Congo

62.8%

India

62.5%

Malawi

62.5%

Sri Lanka

61.9%

Chad

61.6%

Angola

60.8%

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

Read our methodology - how Malawi's 48-decision EOIR nationality row is sourced, computed, and verified.

DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) FOIA bulk case data for Malawi nationals; gap vs national average +14.2 pp. PlainImmigration computed grant/denial aggregates FY2015–FY2025; Merits volume is thin-corpus at 48 decisions FY2015–2025.

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