Judge Yeshaya Poyurs
Immigration Judge at Hyattsville, MD
Judge Yeshaya Poyurs serves at the Hyattsville, MD Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 9.8%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Yeshaya Poyurs is listed with the Hyattsville, MD Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 9.8% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (17 decided, 11.8% grant rate), Dominican Republic (15 decided, 20.0% grant rate), and Guatemala (12 decided, 0.0% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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
| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| Mexico |
17 |
11.8% |
| Dominican Republic |
15 |
20.0% |
| Guatemala |
12 |
0.0% |
| Haiti |
12 |
0.0% |
| El Salvador |
11 |
9.1% |
| Honduras |
6 |
0.0% |
| Nicaragua |
4 |
0.0% |
| Colombia |
3 |
0.0% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|
| 2026 |
122 |
9.8% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge Yeshaya Poyurs's asylum approval rate?
Judge Yeshaya Poyurs's asylum approval rate is 9.8% according to EOIR FOIA data.
How many asylum cases has Judge Yeshaya Poyurs decided?
The dataset lists 122 total asylum cases for Judge Yeshaya Poyurs.
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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