Judge Newburn, Irma J.

Immigration Judge at Memphis, TN

1.3%

Approval Rate

Granted

4,350

Denied

4,401

Total Decided

Judge Newburn, Irma J. serves at the Memphis, TN Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 1.3%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

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DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Newburn (Memphis, TN) data snapshot: 5,225 cases over 5 years, 1.2% grant rate

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

Overall track record

5 years on the bench (since 2022), 5,225 cases total, lifetime grant rate 1.2%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 5,038 cases, grant rate 1.0% — roughly in line with the Memphis court average (2.9%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Guatemala             1401    0.3%
Honduras              1053    1.0%
Mexico                 987    1.1%
Venezuela              386    1.9%
Nicaragua              373    1.4%
Cuba                   213    2.3%
El Salvador            180    2.5%
Colombia               106    0.0%
Peru                    50    0.0%
India                   48    2.3%
Ecuador                 31    0.0%

Year-by-year

2023:  688 cases, 3.3% grant rate
2024:  536 cases, 1.4% grant rate
2025: 2207 cases, 0.8% grant rate
2026: 1607 cases, 0.0% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Newburn, 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

Newburn, Irma J. is listed with the Memphis, TN Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 1.3% 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 (1,331 decided, 0.4% grant rate), Honduras (976 decided, 1.3% grant rate), and Mexico (899 decided, 1.1% 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
Guatemala	0.4%	5	1,326	1,331
Honduras	1.3%	13	963	976
Mexico	1.1%	10	889	899
Nicaragua	1.4%	5	354	359
Venezuela	4.0%	13	311	324
El Salvador	2.5%	4	156	160
Colombia	0.0%	0	88	88
Cuba	2.4%	1	41	42
Peru	0.0%	0	41	41
India	0.0%	0	37	37
Ecuador	0.0%	0	28	28
South Africa	0.0%	0	19	19
Vietnam	0.0%	0	15	15
Mauritania	0.0%	0	10	10
Jamaica	0.0%	0	10	10
Egypt	0.0%	0	9	9
Russia	0.0%	0	8	8
Belize	0.0%	0	8	8
Romania	0.0%	0	7	7
Unknown Nationality	0.0%	0	7	7
Senegal	0.0%	0	6	6
Nigeria	0.0%	0	5	5
Haiti	0.0%	0	3	3
Uzbekistan	0.0%	0	3	3
Bolivia	0.0%	0	3	3
Dominican Republic	0.0%	0	3	3

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	0.0%	0	1,142	1,142
2025	0.8%	16	1,976	1,992
2024	1.4%	7	477	484
2023	3.3%	22	650	672
2022	7.1%	13	169	182
2020	0.0%	0	2	2

Community Discussion

Judge Newburn (Memphis, TN) data snapshot: 5,225 cases over 5 years, 1.2% grant rate

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Approval Rate by Nationality

Yearly Trends

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