Immigration judge

Donovan, Mark D.

Boston Immigration Court

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These figures are not current

Captured September 18, 2026 — about 0 months ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

Lifetime grant rate

43.6%

624 decisions

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

41.7%

504 decisions · 12 months ending November 2025

50.4%

Court lifetime 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%Oct 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025Jul 2025Nov 2025Month each 12-month window ends41.7%45.7% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (92 decisions)51.7% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (120 decisions)54.6% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (130 decisions)53.5% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (172 decisions)50.8% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (195 decisions)49.3% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (229 decisions)47.6% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (273 decisions)48.7% — 12 months ending May 2025 (337 decisions)46.1% — 12 months ending Jun 2025 (386 decisions)45.8% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (430 decisions)44.6% — 12 months ending Aug 2025 (469 decisions)43.1% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (490 decisions)42.9% — 12 months ending Oct 2025 (492 decisions)41.7% — 12 months ending Nov 2025 (504 decisions)

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

Monthly decisions

Showing the most recent 19 months on record. Months with no decisions are not listed.

Decisions and grant rate by month for this judge
MonthDecisionsGrant rate
November 20254047.5%
October 20253030.0%
September 20255332.1%
August 20255742.1%
July 20255545.5%
June 20255028.0%
May 20256651.5%
April 20254438.6%
March 20253441.2%
February 202523Not reported
January 20254250.0%
December 202410Not reported
November 20242871.4%
October 20242832.1%
September 20243246.9%
August 202418Not reported
July 202411Not reported
June 20241Not reported
May 20242Not 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 September 18, 2026, about 0 months ago, so it is out of date. The record covers decisions from October 1997 through July 2026; nothing filed or decided after July 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.

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