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Judge John Siemietkowski

Immigration Judge at New York City, NY

10.4%
Approval Rate
352
Granted
3,022
Denied
3,374
Total Decided

Judge John Siemietkowski serves at the New York City, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 10.4%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Siemietkowski (New York City, NY) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 22% to 6% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Siemietkowski, John (IJ code JNS, New York City, NY):

32 years on the bench (since 1995), 3,418 cases total, lifetime grant rate 10.8%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,522 cases, grant rate 10.3% — 11.4pp below the New York City court average (21.7%)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador                597    1.4%
Colombia               184    0.0%
Venezuela              184    1.1%
China                  167   34.8%
Honduras               134    4.3%
Guatemala              113    0.0%
Russia                 104   50.5%
Georgia                 93   30.1%
India                   89    8.9%
Uzbekistan              84   37.0%
Dominican Republic      76    1.4%
2023:  367 cases, 21.6% grant rate
2024:  545 cases, 14.5% grant rate
2025:  906 cases, 6.4% grant rate
2026:  704 cases, 5.8% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Siemietkowski, 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, May 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 Siemietkowski is listed with the New York City, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 10.4% 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 (680 decided, 1.3% grant rate), Honduras (356 decided, 5.1% grant rate), and Guatemala (296 decided, 2.7% 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 Breakdown

NationalityCasesGrant rate
Ecuador 680 1.3%
Honduras 356 5.1%
Guatemala 296 2.7%
China 206 35.4%
Venezuela 195 1.0%
Colombia 191 1.0%
El Salvador 134 5.2%
Russia 118 47.5%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 793 5.3%
2025 847 6.4%
2024 539 14.5%
2023 352 21.6%
2022 465 14.8%
2021 78 16.7%
2020 203 6.9%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge John Siemietkowski's asylum approval rate?

Judge John Siemietkowski's asylum approval rate is 10.4% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge John Siemietkowski decided?

The dataset lists 3,374 total asylum cases for Judge John Siemietkowski.

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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