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Judge Mario J. Sturla

Immigration Judge at Boston, MA

19.2%
Approval Rate
1,240
Granted
5,209
Denied
6,449
Total Decided

Judge Mario J. Sturla serves at the Boston, MA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 19.2%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Sturla (Boston, MA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 26% to 5% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Sturla, Mario J. (IJ code MJS, Boston, MA):

Overall track record

28 years on the bench (since 1999), 8,042 cases total, lifetime grant rate 21.1%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 4,582 cases, grant rate 18.8% — 9.4pp below the Boston court average (28.2%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Brazil                1968    8.2%
Guatemala              530   35.6%
El Salvador            348   45.1%
Colombia               300    8.6%
Honduras               265   21.6%
Ecuador                240   28.6%
Haiti                  205   10.4%
Dominican Republic     159    8.7%
Venezuela               54    0.0%
Mexico                  48   14.7%
Nicaragua               37    0.0%

Year-by-year

2023: 1038 cases, 26.1% grant rate
2024:  945 cases, 63.2% grant rate
2025: 1518 cases, 13.0% grant rate
2026: 1081 cases, 5.4% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Sturla, 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

Mario J. Sturla is listed with the Boston, MA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 19.2% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Brazil (2,133 decided, 7.6% grant rate), Guatemala (595 decided, 31.8% grant rate), and El Salvador (395 decided, 43.8% 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
Brazil 2,133 7.6%
Guatemala 595 31.8%
El Salvador 395 43.8%
Colombia 315 8.6%
Ecuador 303 28.4%
Honduras 301 23.3%
Haiti 265 10.6%
Dominican Republic 178 13.5%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 1,511 4.0%
2025 1,063 13.0%
2024 280 63.2%
2023 733 26.1%
2022 886 23.3%
2021 369 29.8%
2020 325 33.8%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Mario J. Sturla's asylum approval rate?

Judge Mario J. Sturla's asylum approval rate is 19.2% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Mario J. Sturla decided?

The dataset lists 6,449 total asylum cases for Judge Mario J. Sturla.

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

Shapiro, Leonard I. 27.4% approval rate Gagnon, Paul M. 28.0% approval rate O'Malley, Brenda 38.2% approval rate D'Angelo, Matthew J. 24.2% approval rate O'Sullivan, Maureen 65.5% approval rate Sheppard, Patricia 24.8% approval rate Masters, Todd A. 16.0% approval rate Furlong, John M., JR. 14.9% approval rate Cramer, Francis L. 20.0% approval rate Kahan, Michelle 11.7% approval rate

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