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Immigration Judge Johnston, Paul L - New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court - Asylum Decision Statistics

EOIR's FOIA data release does not report a trailing 12-month asylum grant rate for Immigration Judge Johnston, Paul L at the New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Across the 33 decisions on record from January 2001 to April 2002, the asylum grant rate was 51.5%.

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Latest 12-month grant rate

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Asylum decisions, trailing 12 months

Lifetime total cases

33

All recorded asylum decisions

FY2025 court average

34.5%

Complete fiscal year: Oct 2024 – Sep 2025

Court average before the 2025 change

69.9%

FY2024 baseline: Oct 2023 – Sep 2024

FY2024 was the last full fiscal year before the January 2025 asylum-policy changes, so it is kept fixed as a before-and-after baseline rather than updated. More cases now close administratively, which shifts the merit-decision mix and is why the later figures are much lower.

Last data refresh

2026-09-24

From Deportation Data Project FOIA release

Monthly grant-rate trend

0%25%50%75%100%
Monthly grant-rate data
MonthGrant rate
2001-050.0%
2001-0740.0%
2001-080.0%
2001-10100.0%
2001-1150.0%
2001-12100.0%
2002-0133.3%
2002-0260.0%
2002-0350.0%
2002-0466.7%

These statistics describe past asylum decisions, not a prediction of any individual case. Your options depend on the specific facts of your case.

Methodology & sources

Primary source
Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley) - FOIA-released EOIR case-level data.
Secondary source
TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University) - independent corroboration of grant-rate aggregates.
Last data refresh
2026-09-24

Statistical data only. Case outcomes depend on case-specific merits, evidence, and counsel quality. This page is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice or a guarantee of any outcome.