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Judge Diane Dodd

Immigration Judge at New York Broadway, NY

6.1%
Approval Rate
155
Granted
2,405
Denied
2,560
Total Decided

Judge Diane Dodd serves at the New York Broadway, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 6.1%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Dodd (New York Broadway, NY) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 21% to 1% in 3 years

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

7 years on the bench (since 2020), 2,454 cases total, lifetime grant rate 6.5%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,838 cases, grant rate 4.7% — 9.4pp below the New York Broadway court average (14.1%)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador                450    0.9%
Guatemala              192    1.1%
Dominican Republic     183    1.1%
Honduras               163    2.6%
Venezuela              113    1.8%
Peru                    96    0.0%
Senegal                 87    2.4%
Colombia                73    1.5%
Guinea                  47    8.7%
Jamaica                 45    9.5%
Mexico                  36    3.2%
2023:  210 cases, 20.9% grant rate
2024:  441 cases, 5.4% grant rate
2025:  710 cases, 1.7% grant rate
2026:  477 cases, 0.9% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Dodd, 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

Diane Dodd is listed with the New York Broadway, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 6.1% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Ecuador (532 decided, 2.1% grant rate), Guatemala (415 decided, 1.4% grant rate), and Honduras (384 decided, 7.8% 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
Ecuador 532 2.1%
Guatemala 415 1.4%
Honduras 384 7.8%
Dominican Republic 199 1.0%
Venezuela 127 3.9%
Peru 106 1.9%
Senegal 100 2.0%
El Salvador 89 9.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 675 1.0%
2025 654 1.7%
2024 423 5.4%
2023 206 20.9%
2022 226 25.2%
2021 19 31.6%
2020 357 2.2%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Diane Dodd's asylum approval rate?

Judge Diane Dodd's asylum approval rate is 6.1% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Diane Dodd decided?

The dataset lists 2,560 total asylum cases for Judge Diane Dodd.

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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