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Judge Brandon J. Josephsen

Immigration Judge at Memphis, TN

2.5%
Approval Rate
155
Granted
6,093
Denied
6,248
Total Decided

Judge Brandon J. Josephsen serves at the Memphis, TN Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 2.5%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Josephsen (Memphis, TN) data snapshot: 7,070 cases over 7 years, 2.5% grant rate

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Josephsen, Brandon J. (IJ code BJJ, Memphis, TN):

7 years on the bench (since 2020), 7,070 cases total, lifetime grant rate 2.5%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 6,807 cases, grant rate 2.1% — roughly in line with the Memphis court average (2.8%)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Guatemala             1994    0.8%
Mexico                1376    1.0%
Honduras              1367    0.6%
Nicaragua              605    2.5%
Venezuela              444    7.3%
Cuba                   293   14.5%
El Salvador            195    6.7%
Colombia               131   10.3%
India                   51    0.0%
Peru                    36    2.9%
Ecuador                 32    0.0%
2023: 1381 cases, 3.3% grant rate
2024: 1634 cases, 3.2% grant rate
2025: 2608 cases, 0.9% grant rate
2026: 1184 cases, 1.6% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Josephsen, 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.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Brandon J. Josephsen is listed with the Memphis, TN Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 2.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (1,980 decided, 1.1% grant rate), Honduras (1,359 decided, 1.0% grant rate), and Mexico (1,227 decided, 1.2% 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
Guatemala 1,980 1.1%
Honduras 1,359 1.0%
Mexico 1,227 1.2%
Nicaragua 563 2.5%
Venezuela 392 8.2%
El Salvador 212 6.6%
Colombia 107 10.3%
Cuba 59 13.6%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 802 1.6%
2025 2,389 0.9%
2024 1,477 3.2%
2023 1,333 3.3%
2022 238 12.2%
2020 6 0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Brandon J. Josephsen's asylum approval rate?

Judge Brandon J. Josephsen's asylum approval rate is 2.5% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Brandon J. Josephsen decided?

The dataset lists 6,248 total asylum cases for Judge Brandon J. Josephsen.

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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