Methodology and editorial policy

How we handle the data and the content we publish on inmigreat.com: where it comes from, how we calculate it, how we verify it and how to request a correction.

Updated October 20, 2026

What Inmigreat is

Inmigreat is an app for following immigration cases in the United States before USCIS and the immigration courts (EOIR). On this site we publish guides, data reports and case status explanations so anyone can understand their process with official information.

Sources we use

  • USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services): official form pages, fee schedules, processing times and statistical reports by form.
  • EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice): public immigration court data, including data released through FOIA requests.
  • Department of State: the Visa Bulletin and its priority dates.
  • Federal Register: official notices, such as TPS designations and extensions or fee changes.

Every guide and report links its official sources in its "Official sources" section or on the page itself.

How we calculate our statistics

When a page shows Inmigreat's own figures (not only official data), they are calculated like this:

  • Aggregated data only. We count cases by group (form, status, court or period). We never publish personal data, receipt numbers or alien registration numbers (A-numbers).
  • Stated window. Every figure states the period it covers and the date it was generated.
  • At least 30 cases. If a group has fewer than 30 cases we do not publish the figure: with samples that small the result is unreliable and could identify someone.
  • Kept apart from official data. Our own figures are cited as "Inmigreat data" and link to this page.

How often we update

Every guide shows its update date. Time-sensitive content (fees, TPS, the Visa Bulletin and processing times) is reviewed every month against the official source. Data reports state the data snapshot they use and their publication date.

How we verify every fact

  • Every immigration fact (fees, dates, deadlines, case status texts, country rules or figures) carries a visible citation to the official page where it was checked.
  • We do not publish a fact if we could not open and read its official source. In that case we leave it out until it can be verified.
  • We never invent fees, dates, form names or USCIS status texts. If a status text is not verified, we show it as a "status message" and not as official USCIS wording.

You can see this applied in USCIS case status meanings and in the Resource Center guides.

Corrections

If you find an error, write to us and we will check it against the official source:

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Not legal advice

Inmigreat is not a law firm. The information on this site is general and does not replace advice from a licensed immigration attorney or an accredited representative. Read our legal notice.

Tu Juez: how we calculate the judge and court figures

We use the last 12 full months with data: Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 (Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026). EOIR data as of Sep 1, 2026.

The denominator is the immigration judge's final decisions in the window, in absentia decisions included. Administrative closures, transfers, withdrawals and other outcomes that do not decide the case are not counted.

We count the immigration judge (IJ) decision, without adjusting for what the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decides later. That is why these figures can differ from the ones in the Inmigreat app, which adjusts for the BIA and counts only people who appeared.

Which outcome counts in each group

  • Relief: Grant · Grant-CAT Deferral · Grant-CAT Withholding · Haitian · Relief Granted · Remove-CAT Deferral Granted · Remove-CAT Withholding Granted · Remove-INA Withholding Granted · Temporary Protected Status
  • Closure (termination or dismissal, never relief): Dismissed By IJ · Terminated
  • Voluntary departure: Voluntary Departure
  • Removal order: Deny · Remove
  • Outside the denominator: Abandonment · Administrative Closing - Other · Administrative Closure · Change Of Venue · Failure To Prosecute (DHS Cases Only) · In Court Prosecutorial Discretion - Admin Closure · Jurisdiction Transferred To The BIA · Other · Other Administrative Completion · Prosecutorial Discretion - Admin Close · Transfer · Withdraw · Withdrawn · Zero Bond

Minimums to show a figure

  • A judge or court with fewer than 50 decisions shows "limited data" and no percentages.
  • By nationality we show up to 5 countries, each with 25 or more decisions with that judge.
  • With and without an attorney is shown only with 50 or more decisions in each group.
  • Time to decision (median from the Notice to Appear) needs 50 or more cases with a valid date.
  • In the monthly trend, months with fewer than 5 decisions are dotted.

The nation

The national figure pools every decision by the judges in the window (each case weighs the same); it is not the average of the judges.

"More, similar or less relief than the other judges in this court"

We compare the judge's share of relief with that of the other judges in their main court (the court minus this judge's cases), with a two-proportion test at 95% (z = 1.96). We say "more" or "less" only if the difference passes that test; otherwise "similar". On the judge's side we count their cases in every court; when they also decide in other courts, the explanation says so. If the judge or the court has limited data, we don't compare.

Notes

  • Source: EOIR case data, published by EOIR in its FOIA Library. It is the original, official source. Inmigreat is not part of the government and is not endorsed by EOIR.
  • Figures cover the window of complete months shown on each page. The context changed a lot during that period: the favorable-outcome rate Inmigreat computes in its app went from 81.9% in December 2024 to 26.9% in June 2026. The monthly chart shows that change.
  • Between May 2025 and June 24, 2026, ICE attorneys asked for cases to be terminated so the person could be detained and placed in expedited removal. That is why terminations and dismissals are shown as "closure" and never as relief.
  • The immigration judge's decision is used, with no adjustment for appeals to the BIA. That is why these figures can differ from the ones in the Inmigreat app.
  • The denominator is all of the judge's decisions, including in absentia orders. Administrative closures, transfers, changes of venue, withdrawals and other non-conclusive outcomes are not counted.
  • "Relief" includes granted relief and also withholding (INA and CAT) and deferral (CAT). Those three can come with a removal order, but they prevent deportation to the country of risk.
  • Real judges = everyone except 'IAD Judge*', 'Video Hearing*' and records that are not a person ('Visiting Judge*', 'Test IJ*', '<All Judges>' and similar). Those records are excluded from every total (judge, court and national) over the whole window.
  • Nationality rows do not include cases with no recorded nationality. Those cases still count in the judge's totals.
  • "With decisions since" is the year of the judge's first decision in the public data, not their appointment date.
  • The data cannot separate the type of case or relief (for example, asylum versus cancellation of removal).

Sources

These figures describe past decisions and do not predict any case. Not legal advice.