U.S. Immigration Court Data
9.7 Million Cases. 1,409 Judges. One System.
The most comprehensive open database of U.S. immigration court records — outcomes, backlogs, asylum decisions, and judge statistics from official DOJ data.
Data from DOJ EOIR · Open data, no paywalls
📅 Data updated February 2026
By the Numbers
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Immigration Courts
Case volumes, backlogs, and outcomes for all 88 immigration courts across the U.S.
By Nationality
How cases differ by country of origin — 260 nationalities with outcomes and case data.
Judge Statistics
Asylum grant rates, case volumes, and decision patterns for 1,409 immigration judges.
By State
Where immigration cases concentrate — state-level breakdowns of caseloads and outcomes.
Court Backlog
The 1.9 million case backlog — how it grew, where it's worst, and what's being done.
Asylum Cases
918,787 asylum grants vs 658,280 denials. How outcomes vary by court, judge, and nationality.
Charges & Offenses
What immigration charges are most common and how they correlate with case outcomes.
Representation
Only 26.7% had lawyers. How having a lawyer changes immigration court outcomes.
Search Cases
Search and filter immigration court data by court, nationality, year, case type, and more.
Why This Data Matters
OpenImmigration is a free, open-data platform that makes U.S. immigration court records accessible and understandable. We process raw data from the Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) — the agency that runs all immigration courts in the United States.
The immigration court system currently faces a backlog of over 1.9 million cases. Asylum grant rates vary wildly between judges — from under 10% to over 90%. Whether someone wins their case can depend more on which judge and court they're assigned to than the merits of their case.
We believe this data should be accessible to everyone — journalists, researchers, policymakers, immigration attorneys, and the public. No paywalls. No registration. Just data.
Key Findings
The Backlog Crisis
How the immigration court backlog grew to 1.9 million cases — and why it keeps growing.
Read analysis →Judge Roulette
Asylum outcomes vary dramatically by judge. Some grant 90%+ of cases. Others deny 90%+. Same law, wildly different results.
Read analysis →Representation Gap
Immigrants with attorneys win their cases at 5x the rate of those without. But only about 26.7% have representation.
Read analysis →Geographic Lottery
Your odds of winning asylum depend heavily on where your case is heard. New York vs. Atlanta can mean the difference between freedom and deportation.
Read analysis →The Deportation Machine
628,798 removal orders, 814,501 voluntary departures. How cases flow through the system.
Read analysis →Asylum by Nationality
From Mexico to Venezuela to Eritrea — how country of origin shapes outcomes in immigration court.
Read analysis →In Absentia Orders
2,162,444 people ordered deported without being present. 1 in 8 cases ends this way.
Read analysis →Detained vs. Released
How custody status determines outcomes — detained immigrants face longer odds and fewer options.
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