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Judge Richard R. Ozmun

Immigration Judge at Dallas, TX

3.7%
Approval Rate
1,117
Granted
29,069
Denied
30,186
Total Decided

Judge Richard R. Ozmun serves at the Dallas, TX Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 3.7%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).

Community Discussion

DATA

Judge Ozmun (Dallas, TX) data snapshot: 35,549 cases over 31 years, 3.7% grant rate

A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Ozmun, Richard R. (IJ code RRO, Dallas, TX):

31 years on the bench (since 1996), 35,549 cases total, lifetime grant rate 3.7%

Last 3 years (2023–2026): 9,636 cases, grant rate 0.6% — roughly in line with the Dallas court average (1.4%)

Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras              2763    0.1%
Guatemala             1609    0.2%
Mexico                1554    1.0%
Venezuela             1101    0.0%
El Salvador            832    1.0%
Cuba                   671    0.0%
Nicaragua              362    0.3%
Colombia               195    0.0%
Romania                 79    0.0%
Peru                    70    0.0%
Nigeria                 69    6.8%
2023: 2197 cases, 0.9% grant rate
2024: 1899 cases, 0.7% grant rate
2025: 1820 cases, 1.0% grant rate
2026: 3720 cases, 0.2% grant rate

If you've appeared before Judge Ozmun, 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

Richard R. Ozmun is listed with the Dallas, TX Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 3.7% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.

Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (2,968 decided, 0.2% grant rate), Guatemala (1,872 decided, 0.3% grant rate), and Mexico (1,780 decided, 2.0% 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
Honduras 2,968 0.2%
Guatemala 1,872 0.3%
Mexico 1,780 2.0%
Venezuela 1,031 0.0%
El Salvador 965 0.9%
Nicaragua 357 0.3%
Colombia 189 0.0%
Romania 82 0.0%

Yearly Trends

YearCasesGrant rate
2026 3,279 0.2%
2025 1,505 1.0%
2024 1,645 0.7%
2023 2,099 0.9%
2022 289 8.7%
2021 90 11.1%
2020 888 1.6%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Judge Richard R. Ozmun's asylum approval rate?

Judge Richard R. Ozmun's asylum approval rate is 3.7% according to EOIR FOIA data.

How many asylum cases has Judge Richard R. Ozmun decided?

The dataset lists 30,186 total asylum cases for Judge Richard R. Ozmun.

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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