Decided asylum cases in U.S. immigration courts, by applicant nationality.
| Nationality | Grant rate | Decided cases |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 8.8% | 360,858 |
| Honduras | 4.3% | 327,877 |
| Guatemala | 5.6% | 317,489 |
| Venezuela | 9.8% | 145,989 |
| El Salvador | 15.3% | 136,023 |
| Nicaragua | 7.0% | 123,825 |
| Colombia | 4.7% | 105,970 |
| Ecuador | 6.7% | 99,190 |
| Brazil | 7.8% | 50,370 |
| Peru | 5.9% | 49,286 |
| Cuba | 18.1% | 37,773 |
| China | 52.8% | 36,388 |
| India | 41.6% | 35,246 |
| Haiti | 5.6% | 24,451 |
| Dominican Republic | 5.6% | 23,554 |
| Russia | 54.9% | 22,525 |
| Turkey | 18.7% | 14,022 |
| Romania | 5.4% | 9,646 |
| Nigeria | 37.1% | 7,288 |
| Jamaica | 19.5% | 6,813 |
| Cameroon | 60.9% | 6,795 |
| Bangladesh | 57.8% | 6,733 |
| Senegal | 9.2% | 6,517 |
| Afghanistan | 38.5% | 5,609 |
| Bolivia | 6.8% | 5,519 |
| Uzbekistan | 24.6% | 4,936 |
| Mauritania | 11.9% | 4,806 |
| Nepal | 60.9% | 4,716 |
| Guinea | 30.6% | 4,317 |
| Georgia | 32.3% | 3,612 |
| Pakistan | 44.4% | 3,539 |
| Ghana | 37.2% | 3,352 |
| Vietnam | 27.3% | 3,176 |
| Armenia | 48.1% | 3,061 |
| Egypt | 50.6% | 2,937 |
| Chile | 6.7% | 2,909 |
| Ethiopia | 64.3% | 2,779 |
| Ukraine | 61.7% | 2,231 |
| Angola | 35.4% | 2,168 |
| Somalia | 32.2% | 1,976 |
| Iran | 59.3% | 1,890 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 34.3% | 1,880 |
| Sri Lanka | 18.7% | 1,844 |
| Philippines | 35.5% | 1,814 |
| Jordan | 23.0% | 1,698 |
| Belize | 6.0% | 1,665 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 26.7% | 1,636 |
| Eritrea | 74.2% | 1,607 |
| Iraq | 69.4% | 1,603 |
| Belarus | 73.8% | 1,528 |
| Kazakhstan | 36.6% | 1,462 |
| Costa Rica | 7.5% | 1,418 |
| Albania | 74.2% | 1,340 |
| Burkina Faso | 43.6% | 1,223 |
| Unknown Nationality | 8.9% | 1,087 |
| Dominica | 0.6% | 1,055 |
| Syria | 59.7% | 1,010 |
| Kenya | 43.9% | 999 |
| Panama | 8.1% | 994 |
| Congo | 33.6% | 906 |
| Chad | 3.6% | 900 |
| Indonesia | 59.4% | 875 |
| Soviet Union | 80.3% | 865 |
| Sudan | 36.7% | 790 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 33.1% | 752 |
| Canada | 20.4% | 736 |
| Argentina | 12.9% | 673 |
| Guyana | 29.0% | 635 |
| Liberia | 36.6% | 628 |
| South Korea | 42.3% | 622 |
| United Kingdom | 10.1% | 612 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 63.9% | 587 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 36.8% | 568 |
| Morocco | 11.5% | 558 |
| Poland | 52.5% | 547 |
| Israel | 34.7% | 545 |
| Gambia | 33.6% | 542 |
| Azerbaijan | 46.1% | 538 |
| Mali | 37.3% | 534 |
| Uganda | 76.2% | 517 |
| Turkmenistan | 17.4% | 477 |
| Sierra Leone | 37.0% | 435 |
| Togo | 29.5% | 434 |
| Kosovo | 70.0% | 430 |
| Mongolia | 50.4% | 391 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 69.1% | 388 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 50.7% | 377 |
| Bahamas | 13.4% | 367 |
| Lebanon | 47.0% | 355 |
| Paraguay | 3.7% | 354 |
| Yemen | 57.6% | 314 |
| Spain | 3.3% | 269 |
| Rwanda | 61.7% | 253 |
| Germany | 20.9% | 230 |
| Thailand | 21.7% | 212 |
| Niger | 27.9% | 204 |
Rates vary widely by court and judge — open a nationality page for the per-court breakdown, or browse the sample-rich nationality and court comparisons. Data: official EOIR records, updated 2026-07-01. Not legal advice.