U.S. Immigration Courts

The U.S. has 88 immigration courts processing 9.6 million cases. Grant rates range from 0.8% (Houston, TX) to 21% (New York). Where your case is heard can determine your fate. Click column headers to sort. Click any court for detailed data.

Total Courts

Active Courts

21%

Highest Grant Rate

0.8%

Lowest Grant Rate

#	Court	State	Total Cases ↓	Completed	Grant Rate	Removals
1	Miami	FL	682,877	723,090	10.1%	33,376
2	New York	NY	634,768	805,653	21%	28,668
3	Los Angeles	CA	467,204	770,907	12.3%	82,672
4	Chicago	IL	363,725	397,221	8.1%	10,261
5	San Francisco	CA	359,734	465,805	20.5%	20,973
6	Dallas	TX	350,413	334,474	3.5%	8,838
7	Orlando	FL	334,095	280,308	6.1%	1,773
8	San Antonio	TX	286,310	395,648	2.3%	15,107
9	Newark	NJ	279,222	283,722	7.6%	6,953
10	Atlanta	GA	247,620	236,617	2.1%	6,642
11	Boston	MA	225,176	264,254	12.7%	12,008
12	Memphis	TN	224,207	194,770	4.2%	1,253
13	Charlotte	NC	216,980	173,839	2.6%	19
14	San Diego	CA	215,509	325,068	4.2%	46,391
15	Houston	TX	203,914	312,347	5.2%	15,168
16	Harlingen	TX	168,440	375,074	1.4%	19,773
17	Philadelphia	PA	157,799	179,207	8.3%	4,836
18	Annandale	VA	149,946	253,242	11%	7,021
19	Baltimore	MD	142,076	196,727	13.4%	6,055
20	El Paso	TX	125,297	187,301	1.2%	31,425
21	Seattle	WA	124,196	133,018	9.7%	13,452
22	Imperial	CA	117,187	203,919	2.6%	51,396
23	Denver	CO	116,005	146,250	8.6%	2,440
24	Cleveland	OH	115,997	129,381	3.6%	61
25	Kansas City	MO	112,948	108,529	4.3%	1,603
26	Conroe	TX	109,492	236,520	2%	11,569
27	New York	NY	109,453	118,875	9.2%	3
28	Phoenix	AZ	107,592	166,595	7.1%	9,741
29	Fort Snelling	MN	106,185	129,749	5.7%	2,920
30	Detroit	MI	105,991	129,737	6.8%	6,088
31	El Paso	TX	105,735	196,122	2.2%	8,806
32	Oakdale	LA	97,419	148,789	1.7%	16,640
33	Los Fresnos	TX	95,003	201,699	1.5%	26,111
34	New York	NY	93,938	142,330	7.6%	5,988
35	Houston	TX	93,047	115,946	1.1%	12
36	Omaha	NE	92,097	95,607	2.9%	1,226
37	Houston	TX	90,844	113,861	0.8%	2,650
38	Lumpkin	GA	89,384	135,797	0.9%	26
39	Florence	AZ	88,451	163,085	1.4%	24,117
40	Pearsall	TX	88,005	201,682	1.6%	6
41	Las Vegas	NV	86,061	118,316	7.2%	2,346
42	New Orleans	LA	82,280	144,537	2.9%	1,500
43	Tacoma	WA	82,270	120,349	3.2%	6,597
44	Los Angeles	CA	81,542	112,846	3.6%	45
45	Hartford	CT	80,237	90,044	8.7%	3,126
46	Santa Ana	CA	77,616	108,308	4.6%	9
47	West Valley	UT	71,776	62,978	9.2%	25
48	Laredo	TX	70,658	103,893	1.5%	13,414
49	Miami	FL	69,721	189,029	2.9%	5,729
50	Hyattsville	MD	64,682	68,584	10.6%	100
51	Adelanto	CA	63,437	139,500	2.8%	198
52	Sterling	VA	62,208	70,536	5.4%	2
53	Jena	LA	61,609	100,310	1.7%	11
54	Van Nuys	CA	61,394	69,406	5.4%	9
55	Buffalo	NY	61,090	99,902	3%	4,781
56	Chelmsford	MA	59,389	22,376	5.8%	4
57	Concord	CA	55,657	25,932	8.4%	1
58	Sacramento	CA	49,891	41,296	19.3%	459
59	Indianapolis	IN	49,351	8,365	6.4%	1
60	Tucson	AZ	48,231	71,560	4.1%	2,771
61	Portland	OR	39,547	62,773	9.8%	5,401
62	Portland	OR	39,516	9,091	3%	0
63	Elizabeth	NJ	39,280	152,238	4.5%	660
64	Atlanta	GA	32,558	55,694	1.3%	1,429
65	Annandale	VA	31,112	29,553	6.7%	1
66	Otero	NM	30,723	60,668	2.1%	5
67	Napanoch	NY	27,484	43,832	3.3%	6,482
68	Guaynabo	PR	24,181	41,182	4.6%	3,694
69	Batavia	NY	18,345	35,704	2.5%	100
70	Otay Mesa	CA	18,056	40,092	2.5%	5
71	Aurora	CO	13,827	121,289	1.9%	13,785
72	Honolulu	HI	13,617	19,618	19.4%	853
73	Baton Rouge	LA	12,298	649	0.8%	0
74	Chelmsford	MA	8,136	11,904	5.7%	0
75	Los Fresnos	TX	5,309	12,465	1.7%	0
76	Hagatna	GU	3,690	5,285	16.7%	229
77	Eloy	AZ	3,144	222,759	2.2%	10,863
78	Saipan	MP	984	1,313	4.9%	0
79	Los Angeles	CA	169	25	—	0
80	New York	NY	142	199	0%	94
81	Lancaster	CA	101	24	—	0
82	Bradenton	FL	26	24	—	0
83			10	0	—	0
84	Houston	TX	3	0	—	0
85	El Centro	CA	1	1	—	1
86			1	0	—	0
87	Falls Church	VA	1	1	—	0
88	Oit Sd Test	VA	1	3	—	0

📍 Geographic Lottery Analysis

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Within each court, judge variation adds another layer of randomness.

Data source: DOJ EOIR FOIA Case Data, February 2026