Brazil: Asylum Approval Rates and Decisions in US Immigration Courts

3,310 asylum merits decisions; 4.2% granted (2025-09 to 2026-08). Historical EOIR decisions do not predict an individual case. Judge-code history is not verified personal tenure.

How we estimate

EOIR grant rate means grants divided by grants plus denials for asylum merits decisions, excluding other closures. Rates require at least 2 decisions; rankings require at least 30. Proceedings history can extend to 1951; the first recorded asylum merits month in this import is Dec 1972. Each dataset states its own coverage. Do not interpret proceedings coverage as asylum decision coverage. Reconstructed pending counts may differ from agency totals. Historical judge-code attribution is not verified personal tenure.

Grants and denials by period

Totals and breakdowns use the canonical page period. Court and nationality trend tables include all available decision history; other trend tables use their labeled periods. All tables apply the display floor. Interactive filters can select a different period. Empty buckets and cells below the floor have no reported rate.

Decision trend
Group	Grants	Denials	Merits decisions	Asylum merits grant rate
1984	0	0	0	Too few decisions to report a rate (minimum 2).
1985	0	0	0	Too few decisions to report a rate (minimum 2).
1986	0	0	0	Too few decisions to report a rate (minimum 2).
1987	0	0	0	Too few decisions to report a rate (minimum 2).
1988	0	2	2	0.0%
1989	0	4	4	0.0%
1990	0	0	0	Too few decisions to report a rate (minimum 2).
1991	0	2	2	0.0%
1992	1	3	4	25.0%
1993	1	1	2	50.0%
1994	0	11	11	0.0%
1995	2	24	26	7.7%
1996	15	52	67	22.4%
1997	10	47	57	17.5%
1998	2	68	70	2.9%
1999	14	41	55	25.4%
2000	12	54	66	18.2%
2001	13	46	59	22.0%
2002	11	36	47	23.4%
2003	17	73	90	18.9%
2004	38	70	108	35.2%
2005	20	80	100	20.0%
2006	39	94	133	29.3%
2007	28	77	105	26.7%
2008	34	83	117	29.1%
2009	18	78	96	18.8%
2010	23	85	108	21.3%
2011	27	93	120	22.5%
2012	32	71	103	31.1%
2013	13	63	76	17.1%
2014	15	58	73	20.5%
2015	9	46	55	16.4%
2016	16	79	95	16.8%
2017	22	114	136	16.2%
2018	30	232	262	11.4%
2019	66	534	600	11.0%
2020	51	317	368	13.9%
2021	42	285	327	12.8%
2022	422	1,991	2,413	17.5%
2023	817	2,917	3,734	21.9%
2024	636	2,344	2,980	21.3%
2025	620	3,444	4,064	15.3%
2026	55	2,281	2,336	2.4%

Representation breakdown
Group	Grants	Denials	Merits decisions	Asylum merits grant rate
Represented	132	2,752	2,884	4.6%
Not represented	7	419	426	1.6%

Custody breakdown
Group	Grants	Denials	Merits decisions	Asylum merits grant rate
Never detained	131	2,794	2,925	4.5%
Detained	4	244	248	1.6%
Released	4	133	137	2.9%

Courts with recorded decisions

Guides

Methods and limitations

What is the asylum grant rate for Brazil?

3,310 asylum merits decisions; 4.2% granted (2025-09 to 2026-08). Rates reflect the period and sample on this page. Historical EOIR decisions do not predict an individual case. Judge-code history is not verified personal tenure.

How do asylum grant rates vary by country?

Our nationality directory compares EOIR asylum merits decisions by the nationality recorded in court data. Use the same period and sample floor for comparisons. Nationality does not determine an individual outcome.

Which courts have the most recorded decisions for Brazil?

Boston Immigration Court; Philadelphia Immigration Court; Orlando Immigration Court. These are leading courts by merits-decision count in the page’s period, not recommendations about venue or individual outcomes.

Why is a grant rate or ranking missing?

We display a rate only with at least 2 merits decisions and rank judges or court comparisons only with at least 30. Small samples can vary widely. A missing rate is not a zero grant rate.