Judge Michael G. Mcfarland
Immigration Judge at New York City, NY
Snapshot answerThe 2026-07-01 snapshot lists a 27.6% historical asylum grant rate for Michael G. Mcfarland at New York City, NY, based on 1,088 grants and 2,853 denials (3,941 decided outcomes).
The 2026-07-01 EOIR snapshot lists Michael G. Mcfarland with New York City, NY. With an asylum approval rate of 27.6%, 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.
What This Profile's Data Shows
Same-court contextIts 27.6% historical rate is 8.7 percentage points below the 36.3% median among 69 same-court profiles with at least 100 decided outcomes.
Published yearly contextThe latest qualifying published year is 2026: 8.6% across 735 decisions, 11.0 percentage points below the 2025 rate.
Largest nationality sampleThe largest published nationality row is Ecuador: 647 decisions and a 4.0% grant rate in that row's stated scope.
These comparisons describe published historical aggregates; they do not measure judge quality,
control for case mix, establish a current assignment, or predict an individual outcome. Thresholds are applied only
to reduce unstable small-sample comparisons.
How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Michael G. Mcfarland is listed with the New York City, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 27.6% 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 (647 decided, 4.0% grant rate), China (434 decided, 68.7% grant rate), and Venezuela (192 decided, 5.2% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 |
|---|
| Ecuador |
647 |
4.0% |
| China |
434 |
68.7% |
| Venezuela |
192 |
5.2% |
| Colombia |
164 |
4.9% |
| India |
156 |
49.4% |
| Guatemala |
154 |
13.0% |
| El Salvador |
143 |
23.1% |
| Bangladesh |
130 |
66.9% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| 2026 |
735 |
8.6% |
| 2025 |
811 |
19.6% |
| 2024 |
676 |
32.8% |
| 2023 |
341 |
37.2% |
| 2022 |
345 |
60.0% |
| 2021 |
50 |
62.0% |
| 2020 |
215 |
34.4% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge Michael G. Mcfarland's asylum approval rate?
Judge Michael G. Mcfarland's asylum approval rate is 27.6% according to EOIR FOIA data.
How many asylum cases has Judge Michael G. Mcfarland decided?
The dataset lists 3,941 total asylum cases for Judge Michael G. Mcfarland.
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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