← Cleveland, OH AsylumTracker EN ES
Home › All Courts › Cleveland, OH › Judge Bruce Imbacuan

Judge Bruce Imbacuan

Immigration Judge at Cleveland, OH

4.5%
Approval Rate
143
Granted
3,040
Denied
3,183
Total Decided

Judge Bruce Imbacuan serves at the Cleveland, OH Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 4.5%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Imbacuan (Cleveland, OH) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 12% to 1% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Imbacuan, Bruce (IJ code BIM, Cleveland, OH):

Overall track record

20 years on the bench (since 2007), 4,372 cases total, lifetime grant rate 4.5%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,204 cases, grant rate 3.1% — roughly in line with the Cleveland court average (2.7%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 582    3.1%
Guatemala              459    1.1%
Venezuela              326    2.1%
Honduras               286    2.6%
Haiti                  202    1.4%
Colombia               180    0.6%
Nicaragua              134    4.8%
El Salvador            113    4.1%
Ecuador                 97    0.0%
Brazil                  96    0.0%
Mauritania              64    1.6%

Year-by-year

2023:  412 cases, 12.1% grant rate
2024:  537 cases, 6.8% grant rate
2025: 1125 cases, 1.7% grant rate
2026: 1130 cases, 0.5% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Imbacuan, 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, July 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.

Have experience with this judge? Open AsylumTracker to reply or read more responses from the community.

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Bruce Imbacuan is listed with the Cleveland, OH Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 4.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (648 decided, 3.9% grant rate), Guatemala (457 decided, 2.6% grant rate), and Honduras (319 decided, 3.1% 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

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Mexico 648 3.9%
Guatemala 457 2.6%
Honduras 319 3.1%
Venezuela 300 4.7%
Colombia 167 0.6%
Haiti 144 2.1%
Nicaragua 134 5.2%
El Salvador 122 4.1%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 980 0.5%
2025 956 1.7%
2024 484 6.8%
2023 240 12.1%
2022 121 22.3%
2021 169 13.6%
2020 212 4.2%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Bruce Imbacuan's asylum approval rate?

Judge Bruce Imbacuan's asylum approval rate is 4.5% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Bruce Imbacuan decided?

The dataset lists 3,183 total asylum cases for Judge Bruce Imbacuan.

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.

Other judges at this court

Evans, D. William, JR. 5.5% approval rate Janas, Thomas 6.6% approval rate Whipple, David C. 4.2% approval rate Adkins-Blanch, Charles 4.0% approval rate Horton, Monte J. 5.4% approval rate Brown, Alison M. 17.6% approval rate Owens, Jonathan W. 2.5% approval rate Riedthaler-Williams, Jennifer M. 6.3% approval rate Drucker, Richard 14.1% approval rate Tripi, Michael 4.5% approval rate

Get Full Case-Level Analytics

Download AsylumTracker for detailed case data, nationality breakdowns, historical trends, and PDF reports.

Download Free for iPhone & Android
Data from EOIR (U.S. DOJ) · Last updated 2026-07-01
© 2026 AsylumTracker · Home · All Courts · Search Tool · Guides · Data · Reports · About · Privacy · Terms