Immigration Judge at New York City, NY
Judge Jem C. Sponzo serves at the New York City, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 21.9%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
According to public news reporting, Immigration Judge Jem C. Sponzo was reported to have left the EOIR immigration bench in 2026 (fired, terminated, or not renewed) as part of the 2025–2026 wave of immigration-judge dismissals.
Source: https://nysfocus.com/2026/05/23/trump-fires-two-nyc-immigration-judges-sponzo-dandelet
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Jem C. Sponzo is listed with the New York City, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 21.9% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (1,524 decided, 1.7% grant rate), Ecuador (933 decided, 6.6% grant rate), and China (443 decided, 56.7% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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.
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| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 1,524 | 1.7% |
| Ecuador | 933 | 6.6% |
| China | 443 | 56.7% |
| Honduras | 402 | 6.2% |
| El Salvador | 303 | 10.9% |
| India | 275 | 42.9% |
| Bangladesh | 175 | 47.4% |
| Mexico | 159 | 25.8% |
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,573 | 2.4% |
| 2025 | 1,074 | 7.4% |
| 2024 | 939 | 16.5% |
| 2023 | 673 | 30.9% |
| 2022 | 787 | 26.8% |
| 2021 | 100 | 66.0% |
| 2020 | 394 | 32.0% |
Judge Jem C. Sponzo's asylum approval rate is 21.9% according to EOIR FOIA data.
The dataset lists 7,193 total asylum cases for Judge Jem C. Sponzo.
The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.