Judge Joseph T. Leonard
Immigration Judge at Harlingen, TX
Snapshot answerThe 2026-07-01 snapshot lists a 2.4% historical asylum grant rate for Joseph T. Leonard at Harlingen, TX, based on 158 grants and 6,498 denials (6,656 decided outcomes).
The 2026-07-01 EOIR snapshot lists Joseph T. Leonard with Harlingen, TX. With an asylum approval rate of 2.4%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Joseph T. Leonard is listed with the Harlingen, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 2.4% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (1,520 decided, 0.1% grant rate), Mexico (1,003 decided, 5.9% grant rate), and Guatemala (631 decided, 0.2% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 |
|---|
| Honduras |
1,520 |
0.1% |
| Mexico |
1,003 |
5.9% |
| Guatemala |
631 |
0.2% |
| Nicaragua |
503 |
0.6% |
| El Salvador |
391 |
0.5% |
| Cuba |
195 |
7.7% |
| Venezuela |
178 |
9.6% |
| Ecuador |
164 |
0.0% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| 2026 |
476 |
2.7% |
| 2025 |
799 |
3.0% |
| 2024 |
988 |
1.6% |
| 2023 |
1,305 |
2.1% |
| 2022 |
612 |
2.0% |
| 2021 |
28 |
39.3% |
| 2020 |
733 |
2.5% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge Joseph T. Leonard's asylum approval rate?
Judge Joseph T. Leonard's asylum approval rate is 2.4% according to EOIR FOIA data.
How many asylum cases has Judge Joseph T. Leonard decided?
The dataset lists 6,656 total asylum cases for Judge Joseph T. Leonard.
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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