EOIR / Immigration Judge
Immigration Judge Driscoll, Robert — Buffalo Immigration Court — Asylum Decision Statistics
Over the trailing 12 months, Immigration Judge Driscoll, Robert granted asylum in 10.7% of decided cases at the Buffalo Immigration Court, based on FOIA-released EOIR data.
Latest 12-month grant rate
10.7%
Asylum decisions, trailing 12 months
Lifetime total cases
284
All recorded asylum decisions
Court lifetime grant rate
20.5%
Weighted across all judges and all recorded months
Last data refresh
2026-09-03
From Deportation Data Project FOIA release
The court-wide lifetime rate is a stable historical benchmark; this judge's trailing 12-month rate uses the same methodology but a shorter window, so the two values can differ materially.
Monthly grant-rate trend
Frequently asked questions
What is Immigration Judge Driscoll, Robert's recent asylum grant rate?
Over the trailing 12 months, Immigration Judge Driscoll, Robert granted asylum in 10.7% of decided merit cases at the Buffalo Immigration Court, based on FOIA-released EOIR data. The figure uses the standard methodology: cases granted divided by cases granted plus cases ordered removed.
How does Judge Driscoll, Robert's rate compare to the Buffalo Immigration Court overall?
The lifetime grant rate weighted across all judges at the Buffalo Immigration Court is 20.5%. Per-judge rates can diverge from the court-wide aggregate because of caseload mix, time on the bench, and the 2025 asylum-policy shift that changed merit-decision volumes nationally.
How many cases has Judge Driscoll, Robert decided?
284 merit asylum decisions appear in the FOIA-released EOIR data for Judge Driscoll, Robert. Administrative outcomes (terminations, dismissals) are excluded from the rate.
Is this rate predictive of a specific case outcome?
No. The grant rate is a statistical aggregate over completed decisions, not a prediction. Individual case outcomes depend on case-specific merits, evidence, country conditions, and the quality of counsel. This page is informational and does not constitute legal advice.