Judge Hom, Howard C.

16.9%

Approval Rate

304

Granted

2,259

Denied

2,563

Total Decided

Judge Hom, Howard C. serves at the New York City, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 16.9%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Hom (New York City, NY) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 30% to 4% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Hom, Howard C. (IJ code HH, New York City, NY):

Overall track record

9 years on the bench (since 2018), 3,943 cases total, lifetime grant rate 15.7%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,499 cases, grant rate 8.5% — 13.1pp below the New York City court average (21.7%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                 786    2.9%
Colombia               323    1.9%
Guatemala              307    1.8%
Nicaragua              268    4.4%
Venezuela              111    1.9%
China                  106   51.5%
Honduras                96    4.6%
Peru                    76    2.7%
El Salvador             67    0.0%
India                   50   18.4%
Ecuador                 42    7.3%

Year-by-year

2023:  300 cases, 30.2% grant rate
2024:  597 cases, 12.1% grant rate
2025:  845 cases, 4.3% grant rate
2026:  757 cases, 3.6% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Hom, 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

Hom, Howard C. is listed with the New York City, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 16.9% 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 (663 decided, 5.1% grant rate), Guatemala (385 decided, 4.9% grant rate), and Colombia (288 decided, 2.4% 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
Mexico	5.1%	34	629	663
Guatemala	4.9%	19	366	385
Colombia	2.4%	7	281	288
Nicaragua	4.5%	11	232	243
Honduras	5.6%	12	204	216
El Salvador	9.9%	14	128	142
China	56.3%	67	52	119
Ecuador	21.8%	22	79	101
Venezuela	2.4%	2	82	84
Peru	3.0%	2	65	67
India	29.1%	16	39	55
Romania	0.0%	0	35	35
Russia	82.8%	24	5	29
Turkey	68.0%	17	8	25
Iran	57.1%	8	6	14
Syria	100.0%	12	0	12
Egypt	66.7%	8	4	12
Unknown Nationality	0.0%	0	12	12
Philippines	22.2%	2	7	9
Bangladesh	87.5%	7	1	8
Jordan	33.3%	2	4	6
Pakistan	80.0%	4	1	5
Sudan	100.0%	4	0	4
Dominican Republic	66.7%	2	1	3
Burkina Faso	100.0%	3	0	3
Brazil	0.0%	0	3	3
Nepal	33.3%	1	2	3
Cuba	0.0%	0	3	3
Afghanistan	0.0%	0	3	3
Belarus	0.0%	0	3	3
Argentina	0.0%	0	3	3
Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country	100.0%	3	0	3
Trinidad And Tobago	50.0%	1	1	2

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	5.4%	25	437	462
2025	4.3%	34	759	793
2024	12.1%	68	496	564
2023	30.2%	70	162	232
2022	42.0%	47	65	112
2021	75.5%	40	13	53
2020	14.3%	65	388	453

Community Discussion

Judge Hom (New York City, NY) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 30% to 4% in 3 years

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Approval Rate by Nationality

Yearly Trends

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