By Nationality

Asylum outcomes by nationality · FY2015–2025

Sierra Leone: US Asylum Outcomes

Signature read: gap versus national average (+2.9 pp) is the standout comparison stamp on Sierra Leone's row. Grant rate sits mid-corpus at 51.2% (above the 48.3% national average).

Data updated 2026-09-05

51.2%
Asylum grant rate
48.8%
Asylum denial rate
475
Asylum decisions

Sierra Leone in one line

Sierra Leone's asylum grant rate is 51.2% (mid-band grant rate, above the 48.3% national average) across 475 FY2015-2025 merits decisions (mid-band volume).

51.2%
Asylum grant rate · Mid-band grant rate
475
Merits decisions · Mid-band volume
+2.9 pp
vs. national average
48.8%
Asylum denial rate
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.

Sierra Leone 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)

51.2% 112th of 196 higher than 84 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

Sierra Leone grant-rate neighbors

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

Poland
53.9%
Nicaragua
53.7%
Bhutan
52.9%
Panama
51.7%
Ghana
51.4%
Sierra Leone
51.2%
Niger
50.6%
Kenya
50.4%
Italy
49.7%
Dominican Republic
49.0%
Chile
49.0%
Morocco
49.0%

Nationalities with a similar asylum caseload

Peers matched on FY2015–2025 merits-decision volume, a second axis from the grant-rate ladder above.

  • Togo · 474 merits · 54.2% grant
  • Liberia · 490 merits · 38.6% grant
  • Mongolia · 492 merits · 69.9% grant
  • Yemen · 495 merits · 57.4% grant

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

Read our methodology - how Sierra Leone's 475-decision EOIR nationality row is sourced, computed, and verified.

DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) FOIA bulk case data for Sierra Leone nationals; gap vs national average +2.9 pp. PlainImmigration computed grant/denial aggregates FY2015–FY2025; Merits volume is mid-band at 475 decisions FY2015–2025.

Source: U.S. EOIR, Immigration Court Statistics Sierra Leone asylum merits outcomes FY2015–2025 · 2025

Every figure on PlainImmigration is rendered directly from federal immigration court records, no number is typed in by an editor. Sierra Leone'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.