Immigration judge

Soper, Emmett D.

Arlington Immigration Court

How current these figures are

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

678

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

65.4%

26 decisions · 12 months ending October 2024

0.0%

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%Feb 2018Sep 2018Apr 2019Nov 2019Jun 2020Feb 2021Month each 12-month window ends52.6%52.1% — 12 months ending Feb 2018 (94 decisions)49.5% — 12 months ending Mar 2018 (101 decisions)53.1% — 12 months ending Apr 2018 (128 decisions)60.8% — 12 months ending May 2018 (148 decisions)58.1% — 12 months ending Jun 2018 (160 decisions)55.7% — 12 months ending Jul 2018 (167 decisions)58.8% — 12 months ending Aug 2018 (187 decisions)57.8% — 12 months ending Sep 2018 (204 decisions)62.2% — 12 months ending Oct 2018 (230 decisions)60.5% — 12 months ending Nov 2018 (228 decisions)62.2% — 12 months ending Dec 2018 (238 decisions)62.6% — 12 months ending Feb 2019 (227 decisions)64.8% — 12 months ending Mar 2019 (244 decisions)64.8% — 12 months ending Apr 2019 (236 decisions)63.1% — 12 months ending May 2019 (222 decisions)68.5% — 12 months ending Jun 2019 (219 decisions)70.2% — 12 months ending Jul 2019 (225 decisions)66.2% — 12 months ending Aug 2019 (213 decisions)64.7% — 12 months ending Sep 2019 (204 decisions)62.4% — 12 months ending Oct 2019 (202 decisions)62.4% — 12 months ending Nov 2019 (213 decisions)62.0% — 12 months ending Dec 2019 (216 decisions)62.9% — 12 months ending Jan 2020 (237 decisions)64.1% — 12 months ending Feb 2020 (248 decisions)61.1% — 12 months ending Mar 2020 (229 decisions)60.6% — 12 months ending Apr 2020 (208 decisions)59.4% — 12 months ending May 2020 (197 decisions)56.5% — 12 months ending Jun 2020 (184 decisions)58.8% — 12 months ending Jul 2020 (170 decisions)62.3% — 12 months ending Aug 2020 (162 decisions)64.8% — 12 months ending Sep 2020 (159 decisions)62.6% — 12 months ending Oct 2020 (131 decisions)63.2% — 12 months ending Nov 2020 (117 decisions)62.4% — 12 months ending Dec 2020 (101 decisions)59.8% — 12 months ending Jan 2021 (87 decisions)52.6% — 12 months ending Feb 2021 (76 decisions)

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
October 202410Not reported
August 20247Not reported
July 20244Not reported
June 20241Not reported
May 20244Not reported
April 20221Not reported
February 202112Not reported
January 20217Not reported
December 20201Not reported
November 20204Not reported
October 20204Not reported
September 202011Not reported
August 20207Not reported
July 20208Not reported
June 20204Not reported
May 20204Not reported
April 20203Not reported
March 202011Not reported
February 202023Not reported
January 202021Not reported
December 201917Not reported
November 201918Not reported
October 20193268.8%
September 201914Not 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 May 2011 through October 2024; nothing filed or decided after October 2024 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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