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John G. II Crews

John G. II Crews is listed with Dallas (DAL). The database records 274 asylum outcomes: 37 approved, 237 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-13 – 2023-04-26

Decision approval rate13.5%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes13.5%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions27437 / 237 / 0

Approved / denied37 / 237 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

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Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR

NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateJune 2016

Appointed courtPort Isabel Immigration Court

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed John G. Crews II to begin hearing cases in June 2016. Judge Crews earned a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree in 1981 from Boston University and a Juris Doctor in 1985 from Southern Methodist University. From 1997 to May 2016, Judge Crews served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of New Mexico, U.S. Attorney's Office, Department of Justice (DOJ). From 1987 through 1997, Judge Crews served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas, U.S. Attorney's Office, DOJ. From 1985 through 1987, Judge Crews served as a judicial law clerk for the late-Honorable Sam B. Hall Jr., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Judge Crews is a member of the State Bar of New Mexico.

Education: Judge Crews earned a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree in 1981 from Boston University and a Juris Doctor in 1985 from Southern Methodist University.

Bar admission: Judge Crews is a member of the State Bar of New Mexico.

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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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