Judge J. Daniel Dowell
Immigration Judge at Miami, FL
Snapshot answerThe 2026-07-01 snapshot lists a 29.2% historical asylum grant rate for J. Daniel Dowell at Miami, FL, based on 5,795 grants and 14,036 denials (19,831 decided outcomes).
The 2026-07-01 EOIR snapshot lists J. Daniel Dowell with Miami, FL. With an asylum approval rate of 29.2%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
What This Profile's Data Shows
Same-court contextIts 29.2% historical rate is 9.9 percentage points above the 19.3% median among 51 same-court profiles with at least 100 decided outcomes.
Published yearly contextThe latest qualifying published year is 2026: 0.6% across 692 decisions, 0.2 percentage points above the 2025 rate.
Largest nationality sampleThe largest published nationality row is Guatemala: 955 decisions and a 1.2% grant rate in that row's stated scope.
These comparisons describe published historical aggregates; they do not measure judge quality,
control for case mix, establish a current assignment, or predict an individual outcome. Thresholds are applied only
to reduce unstable small-sample comparisons.
How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
J. Daniel Dowell is listed with the Miami, FL Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 29.2% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (955 decided, 1.2% grant rate), Honduras (408 decided, 1.7% grant rate), and Nicaragua (273 decided, 4.4% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.
Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.
This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-07-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.
Nationality Breakdown
| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| Guatemala |
955 |
1.2% |
| Honduras |
408 |
1.7% |
| Nicaragua |
273 |
4.4% |
| Cuba |
221 |
12.2% |
| Venezuela |
129 |
13.2% |
| Haiti |
118 |
0.8% |
| El Salvador |
71 |
5.6% |
| Colombia |
68 |
2.9% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| 2026 |
692 |
0.6% |
| 2025 |
239 |
0.4% |
| 2024 |
222 |
2.7% |
| 2023 |
521 |
8.3% |
| 2022 |
270 |
9.6% |
| 2021 |
84 |
8.3% |
| 2020 |
418 |
2.6% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge J. Daniel Dowell's asylum approval rate?
Judge J. Daniel Dowell's asylum approval rate is 29.2% according to EOIR FOIA data.
How many asylum cases has Judge J. Daniel Dowell decided?
The dataset lists 19,831 total asylum cases for Judge J. Daniel Dowell.
How is this approval rate calculated?
The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.
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