What is the immigration court grant rate for Nigeria nationals?

Nigeria nationals have an asylum grant rate of 60.4% across 5,094 merits decisions in US immigration courts, based on DOJ EOIR data.

How many immigration court cases involve Nigeria nationals?

Nigeria is a heavy-corpus nationality with 5,094 asylum merits decisions FY2015–2025 (3,079 granted, 2,015 denied) - #19 of 196 by caseload.

Do grant rates vary by immigration court for Nigeria nationals?

Yes. Nigeria's 60.4% 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. 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

Nigeria: US Asylum Outcomes

Name: Nigeria US Immigration Court Outcomes
Creator: PlainImmigration
Published: 2025-09-30
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Signature read: Nigeria runs +12.1 pp above the 48.3% national average, the strongest gap stamp on this page. Merits volume is heavy-corpus at 5,094 decisions FY2015–2025 (#19 of 196).

Compiled by PlainImmigration

Data updated 2026-09-05

60.4%
Asylum grant rate: 39.6%
Asylum denial rate: 5,094
Asylum decisions

Nigeria in one line

Nigeria's asylum grant rate is 60.4% (mid-band grant rate, above the 48.3% national average) across 5,094 FY2015-2025 merits decisions (heavy-corpus volume).

60.4%
Asylum grant rate · Mid-band grant rate: 5,094
Merits decisions · Heavy-corpus volume: +12.1 pp
vs. national average: 39.6%
Asylum denial rate

Nigeria nationals' merits outcome mix

5,094merits decisions FY2015–2025

Granted3,079(60%)Denied2,015(40%)

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.

Nigeria 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)

60.4% 87th of 196 higher than 109 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

Nigeria grant-rate neighbors

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

Republic of the Congo

62.8%

India

62.5%

Sri Lanka

61.9%

Chad

61.6%

Angola

60.8%

Mali

60.6%

Nigeria

60.4%

Lebanon

59.6%

Zimbabwe

59.3%

Democratic Republic of the Congo

58.9%

Gambia

57.7%

Yemen

57.4%

Nationalities with a similar asylum caseload

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

Turkey · 4,892 merits · 68.8% grant
Romania · 4,183 merits · 65.3% grant
Eritrea · 3,671 merits · 66.6% grant
Nepal · 6,669 merits · 74.5% grant

Heavy-corpus nationality Nigeria: 5,094 FY2015–2025 merits in DOJ EOIR FOIA data. Statistical information only, not legal advice.

Read our methodology - how Nigeria's 5,094-decision EOIR nationality row is sourced, computed, and verified.

DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) FOIA bulk case data for Nigeria nationals; gap vs national average +12.1 pp. PlainImmigration computed grant/denial aggregates FY2015–FY2025; Merits volume is heavy-corpus at 5,094 decisions FY2015–2025 (#19 of 196).

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