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Judge Raphael Choi

Immigration Judge at Arlington, VA

10.9%
Approval Rate
330
Granted
2,694
Denied
3,024
Total Decided

Judge Raphael Choi serves at the Arlington, VA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 10.9%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Choi (Arlington, VA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 16% to 6% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Choi, Raphael (IJ code RC1, Arlington, VA):

Overall track record

9 years on the bench (since 2018), 3,622 cases total, lifetime grant rate 10.9%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,028 cases, grant rate 7.1% — 3.4pp below the Arlington court average (10.4%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
El Salvador            431   11.0%
Guatemala              332    2.3%
Honduras               299    2.0%
Mexico                 287    0.8%
Venezuela               84    2.8%
Peru                    76    4.9%
Nicaragua               65   11.9%
Bolivia                 48    4.9%
Colombia                38    3.2%
Mauritania              29    4.0%
Ecuador                 26    0.0%

Year-by-year

2023:  286 cases, 15.7% grant rate
2024:  414 cases, 6.7% grant rate
2025:  677 cases, 4.6% grant rate
2026:  651 cases, 5.6% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Choi, 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, July 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

Raphael Choi is listed with the Arlington, VA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 10.9% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights El Salvador (631 decided, 17.9% grant rate), Guatemala (482 decided, 4.8% grant rate), and Honduras (435 decided, 8.0% 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 2026-07-01. 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
El Salvador 631 17.9%
Guatemala 482 4.8%
Honduras 435 8.0%
Mexico 291 1.0%
Venezuela 74 8.1%
Peru 64 4.7%
Nicaragua 61 14.8%
Bolivia 41 4.9%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 497 5.6%
2025 539 4.6%
2024 359 6.7%
2023 248 15.7%
2022 169 33.1%
2021 155 32.9%
2020 527 12.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Raphael Choi's asylum approval rate?

Judge Raphael Choi's asylum approval rate is 10.9% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Raphael Choi decided?

The dataset lists 3,024 total asylum cases for Judge Raphael Choi.

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

Burman, Lawrence O. 34.4% approval rate Mendez, Francisco 16.0% approval rate Farrar-Crockett, Emily 9.5% approval rate Nadkarni, Deepali 18.9% approval rate Torg, Cynthia Shepherd 9.6% approval rate Mccloskey, Paul A. 5.2% approval rate Donoso-Stevens, Karen 17.5% approval rate Barnes, John C. 9.5% approval rate Campanella, Lorianne 28.8% approval rate Lukose, Lolita M. 20.3% approval rate

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