Judge Winfield, Jennifer

Immigration Judge at Dallas, TX

2.7%

Approval Rate

134

Granted

5,084

Denied

5,218

Total Decided

Judge Winfield, Jennifer serves at the Dallas, TX Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 2.7%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Winfield (Dallas, TX) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 16% to 1% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Winfield, Jennifer (IJ code JNW, Dallas, TX):

Overall track record

5 years on the bench (since 2022), 7,143 cases total, lifetime grant rate 2.4%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 7,042 cases, grant rate 2.2% — roughly in line with the Dallas court average (1.5%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Mexico                1543    2.0%
Honduras              1406    0.2%
Venezuela             1120    0.0%
Guatemala              574    1.5%
Cuba                   557    0.0%
Nicaragua              450    2.5%
El Salvador            448    0.8%
Colombia               383    1.9%
Peru                    90    0.0%
China                   57   40.0%
Ecuador                 44    0.0%

Year-by-year

2023:  377 cases, 15.9% grant rate
2024:  583 cases, 5.9% grant rate
2025: 2831 cases, 1.3% grant rate
2026: 3251 cases, 0.5% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Winfield, 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

Winfield, Jennifer is listed with the Dallas, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 2.7% 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 (1,223 decided, 0.2% grant rate), Mexico (1,189 decided, 2.4% grant rate), and Venezuela (800 decided, 0.0% 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 2026-05-08. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.

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

Approval Rate by Nationality

Nationality	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
Honduras	0.2%	3	1,220	1,223
Mexico	2.4%	28	1,161	1,189
Venezuela	0.0%	0	800	800
Guatemala	1.7%	8	472	480
Nicaragua	2.7%	11	399	410
Colombia	2.1%	7	332	339
El Salvador	1.2%	4	333	337
Peru	0.0%	0	70	70
China	43.3%	26	34	60
Cuba	0.0%	0	45	45
India	25.0%	9	27	36
Ecuador	0.0%	0	34	34
Romania	0.0%	0	32	32
Nigeria	16.1%	5	26	31
Russia	5.6%	1	17	18
Bolivia	0.0%	0	14	14
Turkey	8.3%	1	11	12
Sri Lanka	0.0%	0	11	11
Indonesia	100.0%	8	0	8
Jordan	0.0%	0	8	8
Iran	83.3%	5	1	6
Holland	0.0%	0	6	6
Belarus	100.0%	5	0	5
Afghanistan	0.0%	0	5	5
Egypt	80.0%	4	1	5
Vietnam	0.0%	0	4	4
Philippines	0.0%	0	3	3
Nepal	0.0%	0	3	3
Haiti	0.0%	0	3	3
Kenya	33.3%	1	2	3
Chile	33.3%	1	2	3
Cameroon	33.3%	1	2	3
Dominican Republic	0.0%	0	3	3
Ethiopia	100.0%	3	0	3
Malawi	100.0%	3	0	3
Zimbabwe	0.0%	0	2	2
Pakistan	0.0%	0	1	1

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	0.6%	12	1,845	1,857
2025	1.3%	31	2,430	2,461
2024	5.9%	34	544	578
2023	15.9%	58	306	364
2022	20.4%	11	43	54
2020	0.0%	0	1	1