Immigration judge

Burns, John

New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court

How current these figures are

Captured October 23, 2026 — 13 days ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

471

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

1.2%

407 decisions · 12 months ending September 2026

5.9%

FY2026 court average

Grant-rate trend

Each point is the grant rate across the 12 months ending in that month — a rolling window, not a single month on its own. A point appears only where those 12 months hold at least 25 decisions. A rolling window covers a much shorter span than the lifetime figure above, so the two can differ materially; both are correct measures of different periods.

0%25%50%75%100%Mar 2022Sep 2026Month each 12-month window ends1.2%3.4% — 12 months ending Mar 2022 (29 decisions)5.4% — 12 months ending Apr 2022 (37 decisions)7.1% — 12 months ending May 2022 (42 decisions)6.7% — 12 months ending Jun 2022 (45 decisions)8.0% — 12 months ending Jul 2022 (50 decisions)7.3% — 12 months ending Aug 2022 (55 decisions)9.8% — 12 months ending Sep 2022 (61 decisions)0.0% — 12 months ending Jun 2026 (366 decisions)0.0% — 12 months ending Jul 2026 (390 decisions)0.8% — 12 months ending Aug 2026 (399 decisions)1.2% — 12 months ending Sep 2026 (407 decisions)

The line is broken where this record has no decisions for several months. It is left open rather than joined, because joining it would imply decisions that were never recorded.

13 months are not plotted: the 12 months ending there held fewer than 25 decisions.

Monthly decisions

Showing the most recent 24 months on record. Months with no decisions are not listed.

Decisions and grant rate by month for this judge
MonthDecisionsGrant rate
September 20268Not reported
August 20269Not reported
July 202624Not reported
June 20262Not reported
May 2026670.0%
April 2026560.0%
March 2026780.0%
February 20261500.0%
January 202613Not reported
September 20226Not reported
August 20225Not reported
July 20225Not reported
June 20223Not reported
May 20225Not reported
April 20228Not reported
March 20223Not reported
February 202214Not reported
January 20221Not reported
December 20211Not reported
November 20216Not reported
October 20214Not reported
January 20201Not reported
August 20191Not reported
January 20041Not reported

Source and method

These figures come from case data released by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Freedom of Information Act, published by the Deportation Data Project. Imigrar did not produce or estimate them.

Captured on October 23, 2026, 13 days ago. The record covers decisions from January 2004 through September 2026; nothing filed or decided after September 2026 appears here.

Grant rates are historical aggregates. They describe decisions already made. They do not predict the outcome of any individual case, and no figure on this page should be read as a forecast of what will happen in yours.

This page is informational only and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Only the official EOIR record is authoritative.

Open the source data — Deportation Data Project

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