ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
John Burns
Fort Snelling (BLM) · Fort Snelling, MN
John Burns is listed with Fort Snelling (BLM). The database records 1,772 asylum outcomes: 29 approved, 1,743 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-09 – 2026-05-28
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026520052000.0%
FY 2025678067800.0%
FY 2024305030500.0%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-10-07 – 2026-04-21117011700.0%
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-10-02 – 2026-05-265005000.0%
FY 2026 · Somalia2026-04-10 – 2026-05-28380380—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2025-10-15 – 2026-04-09370370—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2025-10-10 – 2026-05-12280280—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-11-17 – 2026-05-26270270—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-10-01 – 2025-12-16260260—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-09 – 2026-05-19260260—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-11-04 – 2026-04-02180180—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-07 – 2026-04-17160160—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-02-04 – 2026-04-21150150—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-10-01 – 2026-04-22150150—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jamaica2025-11-14 – 2026-03-309090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2025-10-27 – 2026-05-268080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-16 – 2026-04-218080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2025-10-07 – 2026-04-067070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nigeria2025-10-14 – 2026-02-106060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Burkina Faso2025-10-15 – 2026-03-036060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-12-08 – 2026-04-106060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-03 – 2026-05-125050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-31 – 2026-03-065050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Togo2025-11-13 – 2026-04-075050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2025-12-09 – 2026-03-094040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2025-11-03 – 2026-03-244040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-10-02 – 2025-11-074040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Gambia2025-10-15 – 2026-03-204040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Albania2025-12-23 – 2026-03-064040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2025-10-21 – 2026-01-213030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-10-16 – 2025-12-293030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2026-03-30 – 2026-04-172020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-12-15 – 2025-12-222020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mali2025-10-07 – 2026-03-232020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ghana2025-10-07 – 2025-10-272020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Morocco2026-02-10 – 2026-02-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominica2026-02-11 – 2026-02-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Tajikistan (Tadzhik)2026-02-04 – 2026-02-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-03-17 – 2026-03-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Canada2026-04-07 – 2026-04-071010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Chile2026-02-11 – 2026-02-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2025-11-12 – 2025-11-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-11-20 – 2025-11-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
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How to read approval rates
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.
With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.
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