ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
John B. Carle
Philadelphia (PHI) · Philadelphia, PA
John B. Carle is listed with Philadelphia (PHI). The database records 1,413 asylum outcomes: 581 approved, 832 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-02 – 2026-06-30
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202642780347018.7%
FY 202527988191031.5%
FY 202413511223083.0%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Brazil2025-10-09 – 2026-06-30127012700.0%
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-01 – 2026-06-236455907.8%
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-16 – 2026-05-15450450—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-10-17 – 2026-06-25310310—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belarus2025-10-06 – 2026-06-26212010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-08 – 2026-04-0315690—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-31 – 2026-04-27130130—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-23 – 2026-06-2513670—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-10-10 – 2026-06-2312930—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-12-17 – 2026-06-29120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-11-24 – 2026-06-25120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2025-10-07 – 2026-05-139450—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-12-08 – 2026-06-118440—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2025-10-09 – 2026-06-307700—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2026-01-12 – 2026-06-115320—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2025-11-13 – 2026-06-164220—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-12-29 – 2026-04-024310—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Tajikistan (Tadzhik)2025-10-07 – 2026-06-124040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2026-02-19 – 2026-05-044220—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-03-09 – 2026-04-203030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2026-04-26 – 2026-04-263300—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2026-01-08 – 2026-03-172020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Sri Lanka2026-01-20 – 2026-01-201100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2026-04-17 – 2026-04-171100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mali2026-03-13 – 2026-03-131010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2026-04-20 – 2026-04-201100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2025-12-29 – 2025-12-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-05-11 – 2026-05-111100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2026-05-14 – 2026-05-141010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uganda2026-01-22 – 2026-01-221100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2026-05-20 – 2026-05-201100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed John B. Carle to begin hearing cases in June 2016. Judge Carle earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a Juris Doctor in 1993 from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. From 2007 to May 2016, Judge Carle served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. From 2000 through 2007, Judge Carle served as an assistant district attorney for the City of Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. From 1995 through 2000, Judge Carle served as an assistant district attorney for the Erie County District Attorney's Office, in Buffalo, N.Y. From 1993 through 1995, Judge Carle served as an associate attorney for Magner, Love & Morris PC, in Buffalo, N.Y. In 2013, Judge Carle joined the faculty of the Villanova University School of Law where he serves as an adjunct professor. Judge Carle is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.
Education: Judge Carle earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a Juris Doctor in 1993 from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School.
Bar admission: Judge Carle is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.
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Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.
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