Judge Patel, Roopal

Judge Patel, Roopal

Immigration Judge at Boston, MA

26.2%

Approval Rate

296

Granted

823

Denied

1,119

Total Decided

Judge Patel, Roopal serves at the Boston, MA Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 26.2%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA AsylumTracker Data 2026-05-22

Judge Patel (Boston, MA) data snapshot: Overall rate rose from 0% to 15% in 3 years

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Patel, Roopal (IJ code RLP, Boston, MA):

Overall track record

22 years on the bench (since 2005), 1,982 cases total, lifetime grant rate 25.1%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,912 cases, grant rate 25.8% — roughly in line with the Boston court average (28.2%)

Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Brazil                 969   25.9%
Colombia               164   18.3%
Guatemala              126   16.7%
Ecuador                101   29.8%
El Salvador             90   44.7%
Honduras                78   27.3%
Dominican Republic      74    0.0%
Haiti                   68   17.6%
Angola                  45   56.8%
Peru                    21    0.0%
Mexico                  20   28.6%

Year-by-year

2023:   16 cases, 0.0% grant rate
2024:  159 cases, 36.9% grant rate
2025: 1071 cases, 32.8% grant rate
2026:  666 cases, 15.1% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Patel, 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

Patel, Roopal is listed with the Boston, MA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 26.2% 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 (601 decided, 27.5% grant rate), Colombia (110 decided, 19.1% grant rate), and Ecuador (79 decided, 31.6% 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
Brazil	27.5%	165	436	601
Colombia	19.1%	21	89	110
Ecuador	31.6%	25	54	79
Guatemala	16.7%	9	45	54
Angola	56.8%	25	19	44
Dominican Republic	0.0%	0	42	42
Honduras	27.5%	11	29	40
El Salvador	44.4%	16	20	36
Haiti	18.8%	6	26	32
Peru	0.0%	0	18	18
Venezuela	12.5%	1	7	8
India	0.0%	0	7	7
Nicaragua	42.9%	3	4	7
Turkey	16.7%	1	5	6
Mexico	20.0%	1	4	5
Chile	0.0%	0	5	5
Belize	0.0%	0	5	5
Romania	0.0%	0	4	4
Russia	100.0%	4	0	4
Unknown Nationality	100.0%	4	0	4
Lebanon	66.7%	2	1	3
Portugal	50.0%	1	1	2
China	50.0%	1	1	2
Cuba	0.0%	0	1	1

Yearly Trends

Year	Approval Rate	Granted	Denied	Decided
2026	16.5%	65	328	393
2025	32.8%	213	437	650
2024	36.9%	31	53	84
2023	0.0%	0	15	15
2022	0.0%	0	6	6
2021	50.0%	1	1	2
2020	0.0%	0	1	1

Community Discussion

Judge Patel (Boston, MA) data snapshot: Overall rate rose from 0% to 15% in 3 years

How to Interpret These Judge Statistics

Approval Rate by Nationality

Yearly Trends

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