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(TRAC)Asylum Denials Rise to 94% Amid the Remaking of the Immigration Court

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2026-08-31
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U.S. Immigration Courts have seen a dramatic decline in asylum approvals. In June 2026, only 771 people were granted asylum, less than one-quarter of the number three years earlier. The asylum grant rate fell to a record-low 5.5%, while 94.1% of cases were denied. Although grant rates had already declined from over 50% to 32% during the Biden administration, the downward trend has accelerated under President Trump.

A major factor has been the transformation of the Immigration Judge bench. During FY2025–FY2026, 279 judges were fired or resigned, equivalent to about 38% of the 735 judges serving at the end of FY2024. The Trump administration has hired 192 new judges and added 53 temporary judges. Of the 743 judges deciding asylum cases in FY2026, only 43% had served before Trump returned to office.

Denial rates have also risen among longer-serving judges. Among 130 judges continuously deciding asylum cases from FY2021 through FY2026, three-quarters increased their denial rates, with an average rise of 33 percentage points. This suggests that the shift cannot be explained solely by replacing judges and may also reflect broader changes in immigration policy and the adjudication environment.

Meanwhile, asylum case completions have reached record levels following the hiring of new judges, exceeding 14,000 in both March and June 2026. TRAC emphasizes that asylum outcomes are influenced not only by individual judges’ judicial philosophies, but also by factors such as case characteristics, detention status, legal representation, applicants’ nationalities, and changes in immigration policy.
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