Nationality

Asylum Grant Rate for Somalia Applicants

Published EOIR nationality subset, 2020–2026; grant-or-denial outcomes only.

28.5%
Somalia28.5%
All nationalities10.4%
740
granted
1,860
denied
2,600
decided
14
courts with 25+ decided

Across courts

Where Somalia cases are heard.

Across 5 courts, grant rates for Somalia applicants range from 15.1% to 56.9%.

EOIR decided outcomes 2020–2026 for this nationality; courts with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.

Courts

Courts deciding the most Somalia cases

Bloomington, MN351 granted · 868 denied28.8%Seattle, WA65 granted · 171 denied27.5%Chicago, IL33 granted · 123 denied21.2%Imperial, CA78 granted · 59 denied56.9%Cleveland, OH16 granted · 90 denied15.1%Jena, LA17 granted · 55 denied23.6%Omaha, NE0 granted · 57 denied0.0%Arlington, VA21 granted · 35 denied37.5%Buffalo, NY24 granted · 31 denied43.6%San Diego, CA22 granted · 27 denied44.9%Denver, CO11 granted · 35 denied23.9%Arlington West, VA20 granted · 19 denied51.3%Hyattsville, MD15 granted · 22 denied40.5%Oakdale, LA5 granted · 30 denied14.3%
How to read these numbers

Grant rate = granted / (granted + denied) for this nationality. These totals aggregate 2020–2026 court-nationality rows that met the source publication threshold (at least five cases in a court-year), so they are not all-time counts. Court mix, judge assignment, legal representation, and case facts all shift individual outcomes — historical rates are not a prediction. Open a court page to see its judges, or use the AsylumTracker app for judge-level nationality breakdowns.

Data: official EOIR records, updated 2026-10-01. Not legal advice.