Judge Wade Thomas Napier
Immigration Judge at Richmond, VA
Snapshot answerThe 2026-07-01 snapshot lists a 18.1% historical asylum grant rate for Wade Thomas Napier at Richmond, VA, based on 259 grants and 1,174 denials (1,433 decided outcomes).
The 2026-07-01 EOIR snapshot lists Wade Thomas Napier with Richmond, VA. With an asylum approval rate of 18.1%, 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.
How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Wade Thomas Napier is listed with the Richmond, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 18.1% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (298 decided, 9.1% grant rate), Guatemala (265 decided, 16.6% grant rate), and El Salvador (166 decided, 24.7% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 |
|---|
| Honduras |
298 |
9.1% |
| Guatemala |
265 |
16.6% |
| El Salvador |
166 |
24.7% |
| Brazil |
134 |
12.7% |
| Mexico |
129 |
8.5% |
| Venezuela |
33 |
21.2% |
| Cameroon |
30 |
53.3% |
| Nicaragua |
27 |
14.8% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| 2026 |
628 |
4.0% |
| 2025 |
283 |
19.8% |
| 2024 |
138 |
42.0% |
| 2023 |
112 |
38.4% |
| 2022 |
174 |
36.8% |
| 2021 |
95 |
13.7% |
| 2020 |
1 |
0.0% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge Wade Thomas Napier's asylum approval rate?
Judge Wade Thomas Napier's asylum approval rate is 18.1% according to EOIR FOIA data.
How many asylum cases has Judge Wade Thomas Napier decided?
The dataset lists 1,433 total asylum cases for Judge Wade Thomas Napier.
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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