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Judge Justin Adams

Immigration Judge at San Antonio, TX

2.5%
Approval Rate
168
Granted
6,430
Denied
6,598
Total Decided

Judge Justin Adams serves at the San Antonio, TX 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

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News: Immigration Judge Justin Adams — notable ruling reported

Immigration Judge Justin Adams drew news coverage for bond rulings in the detention case of Hayam El Gamal and her children, the family of the accused Boulder firebombing suspect.

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/family-detained-ice-colorado-bond-denial/

This post summarizes publicly reported news and links to the original source. Details may evolve; see the source for specifics.

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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Justin Adams is listed with the San Antonio, TX 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 Nicaragua (1,112 decided, 0.6% grant rate), Honduras (950 decided, 0.3% grant rate), and Mexico (607 decided, 1.8% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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.

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Nationality Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Nicaragua 1,112 0.6%
Honduras 950 0.3%
Mexico 607 1.8%
Colombia 466 0.0%
Venezuela 459 8.1%
Guatemala 414 0.0%
El Salvador 255 0.4%
Cuba 229 4.4%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 1,006 0.4%
2025 1,347 0.3%
2024 993 1.7%
2023 943 4.7%
2022 399 3.0%
2021 169 5.3%
2020 519 4.4%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Justin Adams's asylum approval rate?

Judge Justin Adams's asylum approval rate is 2.5% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Justin Adams decided?

The dataset lists 6,598 total asylum cases for Judge Justin Adams.

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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Burkholder, Gary D. 7.8% approval rate Mcphaul, Glenn P. 6.4% approval rate Burkhart, Margaret D. 10.5% approval rate Brodsky, Richard F. 10.1% approval rate Winkle, Howard Van 3.3% approval rate Santander, Daniel J. 7.0% approval rate Martinez, Anibal D. 7.9% approval rate Newaz, Rifian S. 5.2% approval rate Crossan, Thomas G., JR. 5.9% approval rate Mccullough, Charles M. 6.6% approval rate

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