Anna Diao - Immigration Judge, New York Broadway, NY

Judge Anna Diao

9.5%

Approval Rate

166

Granted

1,578

Denied

1,744

Total Decided

Judge Anna Diao serves at the New York Broadway, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 9.5%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

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DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Diao (New York Broadway, NY) data snapshot: 1,726 cases over 3 years, 10.0% grant rate

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Diao, Anna (IJ code AAD, New York Broadway, NY):

Overall track record

3 years on the bench (since 2024), 1,726 cases total, lifetime grant rate 10.0%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,726 cases, grant rate 10.0% — 4.1pp below the New York Broadway court average (14.1%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador                514    7.5%
Guatemala              157    2.1%
Dominican Republic     106    0.0%
Colombia               105    5.3%
Peru                   101    0.0%
Venezuela              101    0.0%
Senegal                 96    3.3%
Honduras                94    1.1%
Guinea                  70   19.1%
Mauritania              38   23.7%
Mexico                  37   13.9%

Year-by-year

2023:    2 cases, 0.0% grant rate
2024:  551 cases, 11.6% grant rate
2025:  665 cases, 12.5% grant rate
2026:  508 cases, 4.9% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Diao, I'd love to hear:

1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?

2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?

Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Anna Diao is listed with the New York Broadway, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 9.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Ecuador (496 decided, 7.1% grant rate), Guatemala (163 decided, 1.8% grant rate), and Dominican Republic (111 decided, 0.0% 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	Cases	Grant rate
Ecuador	496	7.1%
Guatemala	163	1.8%
Dominican Republic	111	0.0%
Senegal	101	4.0%
Venezuela	100	0.0%
Colombia	98	5.1%
Honduras	96	1.0%
Peru	95	0.0%

Nationality

Cases

Grant rate

Ecuador

496

7.1%

Guatemala

163

1.8%

Dominican Republic

111

0.0%

Senegal

101

4.0%

Venezuela

100

0.0%

Colombia

5.1%

Honduras

1.0%

Peru

0.0%

Year	Cases	Grant rate
2026	603	4.6%
2025	622	12.5%
2024	517	11.6%
2023	2	0.0%

Year

Cases

Grant rate

2026

603

4.6%

2025

622

12.5%

2024

517

11.6%

2023

0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Anna Diao's asylum approval rate?

Judge Anna Diao's asylum approval rate is 9.5% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Anna Diao decided?

The dataset lists 1,744 total asylum cases for Judge Anna Diao.

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.

Judge Anna Diao

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Judge Diao (New York Broadway, NY) data snapshot: 1,726 cases over 3 years, 10.0% grant rate

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Nationality Breakdown

Yearly Trends

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