ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
John DeCure
New York (NYV) · New York, NY
John DeCure is listed with New York (NYV). The database records 1,140 asylum outcomes: 287 approved, 853 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-02-06 – 2026-06-25
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 20262901527505.2%
FY 202520347156023.2%
FY 2024260139121053.5%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-10-06 – 2026-06-175715601.8%
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-11-07 – 2026-06-18480480—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-20 – 2026-06-11330330—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-01 – 2026-06-17250250—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-12-08 – 2026-06-04198110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-11-07 – 2026-06-17180180—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-31 – 2026-06-25161150—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-10-24 – 2026-06-25120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-31 – 2026-06-05110110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-11-28 – 2026-06-02110110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-12-19 – 2026-04-308080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-10-03 – 2026-04-017340—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Georgia2025-11-14 – 2026-05-215140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jamaica2025-10-28 – 2025-10-284040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-03-12 – 2026-06-253030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2026-01-15 – 2026-03-053030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guinea2026-03-24 – 2026-03-242020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bangladesh2026-02-26 – 2026-05-012020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Chile2025-11-21 – 2025-11-211010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-05-29 – 2026-05-291010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Latvia2026-06-18 – 2026-06-181010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Albania2026-02-19 – 2026-02-191100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Sri Lanka2026-04-21 – 2026-04-211010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-03-11 – 2026-03-111010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
John E. DeCure was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in October 2022. Judge DeCure earned a B achelor of Arts in 1981 from California State University, Fullerton, and a Juris Doctor in 1990 from Southwestern Law S chool. From 2020 to 2022, he served as an appeals r eferee for the Appeals Division, Depart ment of Labor in Connecticut. From 2014 to
Education: Judge DeCure earned a B achelor of Arts in 1981 from California State University, Fullerton, and a Juris Doctor in 1990 from Southwestern Law S chool.
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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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