What is the immigration court grant rate for Nicaragua nationals?

Nicaragua nationals have an asylum grant rate of 53.7% across 29,118 merits decisions in US immigration courts, based on DOJ EOIR data.

How many immigration court cases involve Nicaragua nationals?

Nicaragua is a heavy-corpus nationality with 29,118 asylum merits decisions FY2015–2025 (15,639 granted, 13,479 denied) - #10 of 196 by caseload.

Do grant rates vary by immigration court for Nicaragua nationals?

Yes. Nicaragua's 53.7% 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

Nicaragua: US Asylum Outcomes

Name: Nicaragua US Immigration Court Outcomes
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Published: 2025-09-30
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Signature read: 29,118 merits decisions place Nicaragua among the busiest nationality codes in the FOIA release. Merits volume is heavy-corpus at 29,118 decisions FY2015–2025 (#10 of 196).

Compiled by PlainImmigration

Data updated 2026-09-05

53.7%
Asylum grant rate: 46.3%
Asylum denial rate: 29,118
Asylum decisions

Nicaragua in one line

Nicaragua's asylum grant rate is 53.7% (mid-band grant rate, above the 48.3% national average) across 29,118 FY2015-2025 merits decisions (heavy-corpus volume).

53.7%
Asylum grant rate · Mid-band grant rate: 29,118
Merits decisions · Heavy-corpus volume: +5.4 pp
vs. national average: 46.3%
Asylum denial rate

Nicaragua nationals' merits outcome mix

29,118merits decisions FY2015–2025

Granted15,639(54%)Denied13,479(46%)

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.

Nicaragua 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)

53.7% 105th of 196 higher than 91 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

Nicaragua grant-rate neighbors

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

Israel

56.8%

Guinea

55.6%

Mauritania

55.2%

Jordan

55.2%

Tunisia

55.1%

Togo

54.2%

Poland

53.9%

Nicaragua

53.7%

Bhutan

52.9%

Panama

51.7%

Ghana

51.4%

Sierra Leone

51.2%

Nationalities with a similar asylum caseload

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

Ecuador · 29,307 merits · 40.0% grant
India · 32,151 merits · 62.5% grant
Colombia · 32,337 merits · 47.3% grant
Cuba · 17,572 merits · 47.9% grant

Heavy-corpus nationality Nicaragua: 29,118 FY2015–2025 merits in DOJ EOIR FOIA data. Statistical information only, not legal advice.

Read our methodology - how Nicaragua's 29,118-decision EOIR nationality row is sourced, computed, and verified.

DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) FOIA bulk case data for Nicaragua nationals; merits-decision volume 29,118. PlainImmigration computed grant/denial aggregates FY2015–FY2025; Merits volume is heavy-corpus at 29,118 decisions FY2015–2025 (#10 of 196).

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