ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Justin W. Howard
Kansas City (KAN) · Kansas City, MO
Justin W. Howard is listed with Kansas City (KAN). The database records 981 asylum outcomes: 169 approved, 812 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2020-01-02 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202616016144010.0%
FY 202524947202018.9%
FY 202414029111020.7%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-24 – 2026-06-30290290—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-02-25 – 2026-07-01220220—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-09 – 2026-06-25222200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-11-21 – 2026-06-26192170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-03 – 2026-07-01170170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-17 – 2026-06-10120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-10-07 – 2026-06-236420—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-11-21 – 2026-06-105140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Angola2026-05-27 – 2026-05-274040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country2025-10-29 – 2026-06-163030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-11-20 – 2026-02-103030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2025-12-06 – 2025-12-062200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2026-02-23 – 2026-02-242200—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iraq2026-05-18 – 2026-05-182020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2026-03-26 – 2026-03-261100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-11-10 – 2025-11-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Burkina Faso2026-05-22 – 2026-05-221010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2025-11-07 – 2025-11-071010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan)2026-01-15 – 2026-01-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2026-04-17 – 2026-04-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Laos2026-02-26 – 2026-02-261010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-12-04 – 2025-12-041100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2026-06-12 – 2026-06-121100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2026-06-04 – 2026-06-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-12-12 – 2025-12-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · People's Republic Of The Congo2026-05-27 – 2026-05-271010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Justin W. Howard to begin hearing cases in June 2016. Judge Howard earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1998 from Kansas State University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from American University, Washington College of Law. From 2008 to May 2016, Judge Howard served as an assistant chief counsel for the Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. From 2006 through 2008, Judge Howard served as an associate attorney for Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, in Kansas City. From 2002 through 2005, Judge Howard served as an assistant state's attorney for the Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney, in Miami. Judge Howard is a member of the Florida, Kansas and Missouri Bars.
Education: Judge Howard earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1998 from Kansas State University and a Juris Doctor in 2002 from American University, Washington College of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Howard is a member of the Florida, Kansas and Missouri Bars.
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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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