John C. Barnes - Immigration Judge, Arlington, VA

Judge John C. Barnes

Immigration Judge at Arlington, VA

9.5%

Approval Rate

215

Granted

2,058

Denied

2,273

Total Decided

Judge John C. Barnes serves at the Arlington, VA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 9.5%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-07-17

Judge Barnes (Arlington, VA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 15% to 1% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Barnes, John C. (IJ code JCB, Arlington, VA):

Overall track record

7 years on the bench (since 2020), 2,876 cases total, lifetime grant rate 9.5%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,448 cases, grant rate 6.2% — 4.2pp below the Arlington court average (10.4%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras               431    5.8%
El Salvador            382    5.4%
Guatemala              345    1.4%
Mexico                 306    1.3%
Venezuela              177    5.7%
Cuba                   165   11.8%
Nicaragua              103    5.4%
Peru                    81    6.8%
Colombia                64    0.0%
Bolivia                 51    0.0%
India                   26    0.0%

Year-by-year

2023:  366 cases, 15.5% grant rate
2024:  273 cases, 17.2% grant rate
2025:  638 cases, 3.8% grant rate
2026: 1171 cases, 0.7% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Barnes, 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, July 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

John C. Barnes is listed with the Arlington, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 9.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (468 decided, 8.1% grant rate), El Salvador (416 decided, 10.1% grant rate), and Guatemala (328 decided, 3.7% 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	Cases	Grant rate
Honduras	468	8.1%
El Salvador	416	10.1%
Guatemala	328	3.7%
Mexico	248	2.8%
Venezuela	157	5.7%
Nicaragua	93	5.4%
Peru	73	6.8%
Cuba	49	8.2%

Nationality

Cases

Grant rate

Honduras

468

8.1%

El Salvador

416

10.1%

Guatemala

328

3.7%

Mexico

248

2.8%

Venezuela

157

5.7%

Nicaragua

5.4%

Peru

6.8%

Cuba

8.2%

Year	Cases	Grant rate
2026	836	0.7%
2025	521	3.8%
2024	256	17.2%
2023	330	15.5%
2022	225	27.6%
2021	92	31.5%
2020	5	0.0%

Year

Cases

Grant rate

2026

836

0.7%

2025

521

3.8%

2024

256

17.2%

2023

330

15.5%

2022

225

27.6%

2021

31.5%

2020

0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge John C. Barnes's asylum approval rate?

Judge John C. Barnes's asylum approval rate is 9.5% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge John C. Barnes decided?

The dataset lists 2,273 total asylum cases for Judge John C. Barnes.

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.

Judge John C. Barnes

Community Discussion

Judge Barnes (Arlington, VA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 15% to 1% in 3 years

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Nationality Breakdown

Yearly Trends

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What is Judge John C. Barnes's asylum approval rate?

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