Graphical Highlights
 
Court-by-Court Disparity in Asylum Decisions:
Examining the Extremes

Fiscal Years 2008 - 2010

 

      Denial Rates (%)
Immigration Court* Decisions Judges Lowest Highest Range
New York  37,999 27 6.2 69.9 63.7
Miami  24,268 22 59.7 87.9 28.2
Los Angeles  13,932 25 36.5 83.8 47.2
San Francisco  10,188 15 32.2 92.3 60.1
Orlando  6,549 6 50.2 83.3 33.1
Baltimore  5,002 6 39.7 64.8 25.1
Newark  4,274 7 39.9 72.1 32.2
Boston  3,690 7 51.5 63.0 11.5
Arlington  3,021 7 15.1 54.0 38.9
Chicago  2,900 5 17.5 56.3 38.7
San Diego  2,479 8 22.6 55.8 33.2
Houston  1,880 5 67.2 100.0 32.8
Cleveland  1,696 5 32.9 82.7 49.8
San Antonio  849 5 36.4 85.2 48.8
           
Average 38.8
Weighted Average 45.5
Median 36.0
Weighted Median 47.2

* To be included, a court had to have at least 4 judges who made 75 or more asylum decisions.


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