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Asylum outcomes by nationality · FY2015–2025

Uruguay: US Asylum Outcomes

Signature read: gap versus national average (+3.9 pp) is the standout comparison stamp on Uruguay's row. Grant rate sits mid-corpus at 52.2% (above the 48.3% national average).

Data updated 2026-09-05

52.2%
Asylum grant rate
47.8%
Asylum denial rate
69
Asylum decisions

Uruguay in one line

Uruguay's asylum grant rate is 52.2% (mid-band grant rate, above the 48.3% national average) across 69 FY2015-2025 merits decisions (mid-band volume).

52.2%
Asylum grant rate · Mid-band grant rate
69
Merits decisions · Mid-band volume
+3.9 pp
vs. national average
47.8%
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.

Uruguay 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)

52.2% 108th of 196 higher than 88 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

Uruguay grant-rate neighbors

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

Tunisia
55.1%
Togo
54.2%
Poland
53.9%
Nicaragua
53.7%
Bhutan
52.9%
Uruguay
52.2%
Panama
51.7%
Ghana
51.4%
Sierra Leone
51.2%
Niger
50.6%
Kenya
50.4%
Italy
49.7%

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

Read our methodology - how Uruguay's 69-decision EOIR nationality row is sourced, computed, and verified.

DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) FOIA bulk case data for Uruguay nationals; gap vs national average +3.9 pp. PlainImmigration computed grant/denial aggregates FY2015–FY2025; Merits volume is mid-band at 69 decisions FY2015–2025.

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