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Judge James Mckee

Immigration Judge at New York Broadway, NY

4.4%
Approval Rate
193
Granted
4,199
Denied
4,392
Total Decided

Judge James Mckee serves at the New York Broadway, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 4.4%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Mckee (New York Broadway, NY) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 11% to 2% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Mckee, James (IJ code JME, New York Broadway, NY):

Overall track record

6 years on the bench (since 2021), 4,570 cases total, lifetime grant rate 4.4%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,176 cases, grant rate 3.6% — 9.8pp below the New York Broadway court average (13.4%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador                855    1.4%
Dominican Republic     400    0.8%
Senegal                367    0.8%
Venezuela              354    2.7%
Guatemala              263    3.6%
Honduras               254    6.7%
Guinea                 230    4.4%
Peru                   229    0.9%
Colombia               172    3.3%
Mexico                 107    2.1%
Mauritania              97    0.0%

Year-by-year

2023:  535 cases, 10.7% grant rate
2024:  949 cases, 5.1% grant rate
2025: 1745 cases, 1.6% grant rate
2026:  947 cases, 1.6% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Mckee, 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

James Mckee is listed with the New York Broadway, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 4.4% 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 (876 decided, 1.4% grant rate), Dominican Republic (398 decided, 0.8% grant rate), and Senegal (365 decided, 0.8% 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.

Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.

Nationality Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Ecuador 876 1.4%
Dominican Republic 398 0.8%
Senegal 365 0.8%
Venezuela 340 3.5%
Guatemala 329 2.7%
Honduras 328 6.7%
Guinea 229 4.4%
Peru 220 0.9%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 864 1.6%
2025 1,688 1.6%
2024 938 5.1%
2023 524 10.7%
2022 367 12.5%
2021 11 18.2%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge James Mckee's asylum approval rate?

Judge James Mckee's asylum approval rate is 4.4% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge James Mckee decided?

The dataset lists 4,392 total asylum cases for Judge James Mckee.

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.

Other judges at this court

Laforest, Brigitte 56.5% approval rate Brennan, Noel A. 66.4% approval rate Christensen, Jesse B. 32.1% approval rate Poczter, Aviva L. 36.6% approval rate Cassin, Olivia L. 59.0% approval rate Gundlach, Robert 22.7% approval rate Mccarthy, James M. 21.0% approval rate Chung, Jennifer 15.8% approval rate Perl, Adam 9.1% approval rate Calvelli, Andrew 19.3% approval rate

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Data from EOIR (U.S. DOJ) · Last updated 2026-07-01
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