Spain
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
88
Grants
37
Denials
51
Grant rate: 42.0%Denial rate: 58.0%
Immigration judge
Daniel Smulow
Community discussion · 0Public EOIR asylum decision statistics
- Status
- active
- Data source
- EOIR Case Data
Grant rate
42.1%
134 / 318
Total decisions
318
Merits decision sample in current public statistics
Grant rate
42.1%
Grants: 134
Denial rate
57.9%
Denials: 184
Other relief rate
0.0%
Other relief: 0
Judge profile
This profile is summarized from public sources for background context only. It is not an ImmJudge evaluation.
Daniel I. Smulow was appointed as an immigration judge in August 2023. Judge Smulow earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from Tufts University and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. From 2008 to 2023, he served as trial attorney and senior counsel for national security, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice. From 2006 to 2008, he served as an associate legal advisor, National Security Law Division, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. From 2004 to 2006, he served as an assistant attorney general in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. From 1998 to 2004, he served as an assistant district attorney in Essex County, Massachusetts. During this time, from 2001 to 2004, he was a lecturer with Boston University School of Law. Judge Smulow is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.
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Outcome distribution
Grants134 / 318
Denials184 / 318
Other relief0 / 318
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| Nationality | Total decisions | Grants | Denials | Grant rate | Denial rate | Distribution | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain Sufficient sample | 88 | 37 | 51 | 42.0% | 58.0% | View details | |
Honduras Sufficient sample | 56 | 29 | 27 | 51.8% | 48.2% | View details | |
Guatemala Sufficient sample | 44 | 23 | 21 | 52.3% | 47.7% | View details | |
Cameroon Moderate sample | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56.3% | 43.8% | View details | |
Nicaragua Moderate sample | 14 | 5 | 9 | 35.7% | 64.3% | View details | |
Venezuela Moderate sample | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7.1% | 92.9% | View details | |
Ecuador Small sample | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22.2% | 77.8% | View details | |
Niue Small sample | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33.3% | 66.7% | View details | |
Mexico Small sample | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
Colombia Small sample | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | 60.0% | View details | |
Haiti Small sample | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
India Small sample | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | 40.0% | View details | |
Ethiopia Small sample | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
Nepal Small sample | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 50.0% | View details | |
Ghana Small sample | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details | |
Iraq Small sample | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Kenya Small sample | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 66.7% | View details | |
Malawi Small sample | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Nigeria Small sample | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | View details | |
Romania Small sample | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 100.0% | View details |
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Honduras
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
56
Grants
29
Denials
27
Grant rate: 51.8%Denial rate: 48.2%
Guatemala
Sufficient sampleTotal decisions
44
Grants
23
Denials
21
Grant rate: 52.3%Denial rate: 47.7%
Cameroon
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
16
Grants
9
Denials
7
Grant rate: 56.3%Denial rate: 43.8%
Nicaragua
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
14
Grants
5
Denials
9
Grant rate: 35.7%Denial rate: 64.3%
Venezuela
Moderate sampleTotal decisions
14
Grants
1
Denials
13
Grant rate: 7.1%Denial rate: 92.9%
Ecuador
Small sampleTotal decisions
9
Grants
2
Denials
7
Grant rate: 22.2%Denial rate: 77.8%
Niue
Small sampleTotal decisions
9
Grants
3
Denials
6
Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%
Mexico
Small sampleTotal decisions
6
Grants
3
Denials
3
Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%
Colombia
Small sampleTotal decisions
5
Grants
2
Denials
3
Grant rate: 40.0%Denial rate: 60.0%
Haiti
Small sampleTotal decisions
5
Grants
0
Denials
5
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
India
Small sampleTotal decisions
5
Grants
3
Denials
2
Grant rate: 60.0%Denial rate: 40.0%
Ethiopia
Small sampleTotal decisions
4
Grants
2
Denials
2
Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%
Nepal
Small sampleTotal decisions
4
Grants
2
Denials
2
Grant rate: 50.0%Denial rate: 50.0%
Ghana
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
0
Denials
3
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
Iraq
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
3
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Kenya
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
1
Denials
2
Grant rate: 33.3%Denial rate: 66.7%
Malawi
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
3
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Nigeria
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
3
Denials
0
Grant rate: 100.0%Denial rate: 0.0%
Romania
Small sampleTotal decisions
3
Grants
0
Denials
3
Grant rate: 0.0%Denial rate: 100.0%
These statistics come from public EOIR data. They reflect historical statistics only, are not legal advice, and cannot predict any individual case outcome.
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