EOIR / Immigration Judge
Immigration Judge Verma, Dinesh C. — Philadelphia Immigration Court — Asylum Decision Statistics
Over the trailing 12 months, Immigration Judge Verma, Dinesh C. granted asylum in 49.1% of decided cases at the Philadelphia Immigration Court, based on FOIA-released EOIR data.
Latest 12-month grant rate
49.1%
Asylum decisions, trailing 12 months
Lifetime total cases
239
All recorded asylum decisions
Court lifetime grant rate
35.3%
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 Verma, Dinesh C.'s recent asylum grant rate?
Over the trailing 12 months, Immigration Judge Verma, Dinesh C. granted asylum in 49.1% of decided merit cases at the Philadelphia 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 Verma, Dinesh C.'s rate compare to the Philadelphia Immigration Court overall?
The lifetime grant rate weighted across all judges at the Philadelphia Immigration Court is 35.3%. 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 Verma, Dinesh C. decided?
239 merit asylum decisions appear in the FOIA-released EOIR data for Judge Verma, Dinesh C.. 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.