Immigration judge

Mcfarland, Michael G.

New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court

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

Lifetime grant rate

45.5%

2,268 decisions

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

15.7%

661 decisions · 12 months ending July 2026

61.8%

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%Aug 2023Mar 2024Oct 2024May 2025Dec 2025Jul 2026Month each 12-month window ends15.7%69.7% — 12 months ending Aug 2023 (208 decisions)73.1% — 12 months ending Sep 2023 (193 decisions)74.4% — 12 months ending Oct 2023 (195 decisions)79.4% — 12 months ending Nov 2023 (194 decisions)79.9% — 12 months ending Dec 2023 (214 decisions)80.2% — 12 months ending Jan 2024 (253 decisions)81.9% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (243 decisions)79.1% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (258 decisions)79.0% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (272 decisions)78.4% — 12 months ending May 2024 (292 decisions)75.9% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (290 decisions)76.7% — 12 months ending Jul 2024 (288 decisions)78.0% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (277 decisions)76.5% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (281 decisions)73.3% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (273 decisions)71.5% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (274 decisions)68.5% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (270 decisions)63.6% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (253 decisions)60.5% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (258 decisions)59.5% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (257 decisions)58.6% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (268 decisions)54.6% — 12 months ending May 2025 (273 decisions)51.5% — 12 months ending Jun 2025 (291 decisions)44.8% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (308 decisions)44.1% — 12 months ending Aug 2025 (338 decisions)42.4% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (373 decisions)40.7% — 12 months ending Oct 2025 (396 decisions)37.1% — 12 months ending Nov 2025 (418 decisions)33.3% — 12 months ending Dec 2025 (448 decisions)31.1% — 12 months ending Jan 2026 (476 decisions)28.4% — 12 months ending Feb 2026 (497 decisions)25.1% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (562 decisions)21.2% — 12 months ending Apr 2026 (590 decisions)18.6% — 12 months ending May 2026 (625 decisions)15.9% — 12 months ending Jun 2026 (653 decisions)15.7% — 12 months ending Jul 2026 (661 decisions)

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

Same judge name at other courts

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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
July 20264511.1%
June 2026722.8%
May 2026719.9%
April 2026586.9%
March 20268610.5%
February 20264513.3%
January 20265215.4%
December 2025523.9%
November 20254117.1%
October 20254330.2%
September 20255641.1%
August 20254045.0%
July 20253713.5%
June 20254431.8%
May 20253644.4%
April 20253066.7%
March 202521Not reported
February 202524Not reported
January 202524Not reported
December 202422Not reported
November 202419Not reported
October 202420Not reported
September 202421Not reported
August 202410Not 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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