Judge John Burns
Immigration Judge at New York City, NY
Judge John Burns serves at the New York City, NY 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).
How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
John Burns is listed with the New York City, NY 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 Ecuador (1,146 decided, 0.2% grant rate), Venezuela (448 decided, 0.4% grant rate), and Dominican Republic (351 decided, 0.6% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 Breakdown
| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| Ecuador |
1,146 |
0.2% |
| Venezuela |
448 |
0.4% |
| Dominican Republic |
351 |
0.6% |
| Senegal |
308 |
0.0% |
| Guatemala |
292 |
0.7% |
| Honduras |
247 |
0.8% |
| Peru |
228 |
0.0% |
| Colombia |
227 |
0.4% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| 2026 |
1,484 |
0.3% |
| 2025 |
1,641 |
0.1% |
| 2024 |
863 |
0.2% |
| 2023 |
484 |
5.0% |
| 2022 |
230 |
10.9% |
| 2021 |
18 |
27.8% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge John Burns's asylum approval rate?
Judge John Burns's asylum approval rate is 1.3% according to EOIR FOIA data.
How many asylum cases has Judge John Burns decided?
The dataset lists 4,720 total asylum cases for Judge John Burns.
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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Hom, Sandy
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Schoppert, Douglas B.
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Morace, Philip L.
64.3% approval rate
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75.7% approval rate
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