Judge Wagner, Clarence M., JR.

Immigration Judge at Honolulu, HI

30.4%

Approval Rate

337

Granted

652

Denied

989

Total Decided

Judge Wagner, Clarence M., JR. serves at the Honolulu, HI Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 30.4%, this judge is average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Wagner (Honolulu, HI) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 49% to 17% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Wagner, Clarence M., JR. (IJ code CMW, Honolulu, HI):

Overall track record

16 years on the bench (since 2011), 4,632 cases total, lifetime grant rate 30.2%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 987 cases, grant rate 33.0% — roughly in line with the Honolulu court average (35.0%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
China                  354   54.5%
Mexico                  82    2.0%
Philippines             74   17.3%
Honduras                62    4.0%
Venezuela               61    3.4%
Federated States Of Micronesia    46    0.0%
Guatemala               41   14.7%
Russia                  33   72.0%
Bangladesh              24    4.8%
Unknown Nationality     17   26.7%
Colombia                13   20.0%

Year-by-year

2023:  178 cases, 49.3% grant rate
2024:  217 cases, 34.5% grant rate
2025:  349 cases, 34.1% grant rate
2026:  243 cases, 17.2% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Wagner, 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

Wagner, Clarence M., JR. is listed with the Honolulu, HI Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 30.4% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights China (413 decided, 53.5% grant rate), Philippines (89 decided, 24.7% grant rate), and Honduras (85 decided, 7.1% 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 2026-05-08. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.

Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.

Approval Rate by Nationality

Nationality	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
China	53.5%	221	192	413
Philippines	24.7%	22	67	89
Honduras	7.1%	6	79	85
Federated States Of Micronesia	0.0%	0	64	64
Mexico	6.6%	4	57	61
Venezuela	0.0%	0	49	49
Guatemala	19.0%	8	34	42
Bangladesh	4.3%	1	22	23
Russia	72.7%	16	6	22
Unknown Country	0.0%	0	15	15
Thailand	21.4%	3	11	14
Turkey	100.0%	14	0	14
South Korea	38.5%	5	8	13
Unknown Nationality	30.8%	4	9	13
Colombia	25.0%	2	6	8
Brazil	42.9%	3	4	7
Syria	100.0%	6	0	6
Tonga	16.7%	1	5	6
Vietnam	0.0%	0	6	6
Niger	0.0%	0	6	6
Belarus	100.0%	5	0	5
Egypt	100.0%	4	0	4
Japan	75.0%	3	1	4
Comoro Islands	100.0%	4	0	4
The Republic Of The Marshall Islands	25.0%	1	3	4
El Salvador	100.0%	3	0	3
Australia	33.3%	1	2	3
The Republic Of Palau	0.0%	0	3	3
Romania	0.0%	0	2	2
India	0.0%	0	1	1

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	16.4%	21	107	128
2025	34.1%	89	172	261
2024	34.5%	70	133	203
2023	49.3%	75	77	152
2022	45.8%	44	52	96
2021	36.5%	50	87	137
2020	31.8%	42	90	132