Immigration judge

Thompson, Donald W., JR.

New York - Federal Plaza Immigration Court

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How current these figures are

Captured September 23, 2026 — yesterday. Decisions made since then are not included.

3,104

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

10.9%

696 decisions · 12 months ending April 2026

34.5%

FY2025 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%May 2023Dec 2023Jul 2024Feb 2025Sep 2025Apr 2026Month each 12-month window ends10.9%84.0% — 12 months ending May 2023 (363 decisions)85.2% — 12 months ending Jun 2023 (345 decisions)85.8% — 12 months ending Jul 2023 (353 decisions)85.8% — 12 months ending Aug 2023 (338 decisions)84.2% — 12 months ending Sep 2023 (323 decisions)84.3% — 12 months ending Oct 2023 (344 decisions)86.1% — 12 months ending Nov 2023 (338 decisions)87.5% — 12 months ending Dec 2023 (345 decisions)86.5% — 12 months ending Jan 2024 (341 decisions)85.5% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (338 decisions)85.1% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (315 decisions)82.1% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (307 decisions)80.6% — 12 months ending May 2024 (294 decisions)78.9% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (303 decisions)77.9% — 12 months ending Jul 2024 (280 decisions)76.8% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (271 decisions)76.2% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (269 decisions)75.7% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (247 decisions)73.3% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (243 decisions)73.4% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (233 decisions)70.0% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (223 decisions)61.3% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (230 decisions)53.2% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (252 decisions)47.6% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (254 decisions)43.1% — 12 months ending May 2025 (260 decisions)36.5% — 12 months ending Jun 2025 (288 decisions)32.5% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (308 decisions)31.0% — 12 months ending Aug 2025 (332 decisions)29.3% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (369 decisions)26.7% — 12 months ending Oct 2025 (405 decisions)24.1% — 12 months ending Nov 2025 (440 decisions)18.7% — 12 months ending Dec 2025 (486 decisions)15.6% — 12 months ending Jan 2026 (545 decisions)14.0% — 12 months ending Feb 2026 (600 decisions)11.7% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (677 decisions)10.9% — 12 months ending Apr 2026 (696 decisions)

5 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
April 2026450.0%
March 20261195.0%
February 2026852.4%
January 2026823.7%
December 2025631.6%
November 20254914.3%
October 20255012.0%
September 20255731.6%
August 20253534.3%
July 20253318.2%
June 20255215.4%
May 20252626.9%
April 20252611.5%
March 20254226.2%
February 20253010.0%
January 202523Not reported
December 202417Not reported
November 202414Not reported
October 202414Not reported
September 202420Not reported
August 202411Not reported
July 202413Not reported
June 202424Not reported
May 202420Not 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 23, 2026, yesterday. The record covers decisions from September 2021 through April 2026; nothing filed or decided after April 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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