Judge Feder, Robin E.

Immigration Judge at Honolulu, HI

43.7%

Approval Rate

1,218

Granted

526

Denied

1,744

Total Decided

Judge Feder, Robin E. serves at the Honolulu, HI Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 43.7%, this judge is average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Feder (Honolulu, HI) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 88% to 27% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Feder, Robin E. (IJ code REF, Honolulu, HI):

Overall track record

37 years on the bench (since 1990), 11,656 cases total, lifetime grant rate 43.7%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,361 cases, grant rate 49.5% — 14.5pp above the Honolulu court average (35.0%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Guatemala              315   70.4%
China                  228   43.9%
El Salvador            161   98.4%
Brazil                 151   58.3%
Honduras               133   31.3%
Russia                  82   65.8%
Federated States Of Micronesia    58    0.0%
Ecuador                 36   25.0%
Philippines             32   20.0%
Mexico                  23   27.3%
Dominican Republic      20   40.0%

Year-by-year

2023:  783 cases, 88.5% grant rate
2024:  191 cases, 43.7% grant rate
2025:  211 cases, 24.6% grant rate
2026:  176 cases, 26.8% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Feder, 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

Feder, Robin E. is listed with the Honolulu, HI Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 43.7% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Guatemala (557 decided, 81.3% grant rate), El Salvador (404 decided, 89.9% grant rate), and Honduras (193 decided, 62.2% 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 2026-05-08. 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
Guatemala	81.3%	453	104	557
El Salvador	89.9%	363	41	404
Honduras	62.2%	120	73	193
China	45.1%	87	106	193
Brazil	47.6%	50	55	105
Russia	65.3%	49	26	75
Federated States Of Micronesia	0.0%	0	51	51
Ecuador	73.5%	25	9	34
Philippines	20.0%	5	20	25
Mexico	63.2%	12	7	19
Indonesia	100.0%	15	0	15
Venezuela	16.7%	2	10	12
Colombia	50.0%	5	5	10
Vietnam	30.0%	3	7	10
Dominican Republic	71.4%	5	2	7
Haiti	42.9%	3	4	7
Jamaica	40.0%	2	3	5
Saudi Arabia	100.0%	5	0	5
Rwanda	100.0%	4	0	4
Bangladesh	100.0%	3	0	3
Syria	100.0%	3	0	3
Peru	100.0%	2	0	2
India	100.0%	2	0	2
South Korea	0.0%	0	2	2
Cuba	0.0%	0	1	1

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	23.4%	26	85	111
2025	24.6%	47	144	191
2024	43.7%	73	94	167
2023	88.5%	207	27	234
2022	94.7%	486	27	513
2021	92.7%	280	22	302
2020	47.8%	151	165	316

Community Discussion

Judge Feder (Honolulu, HI) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 88% to 27% in 3 years

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Approval Rate by Nationality

Yearly Trends

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