Applicants from this country were approved in 8.3% of decisions at final hearings over 5 years — 24 such decisions in total. Average for all countries: 34.9%.
Over 5 years, the courts completed 118 cases of applicants from this country, 24 of them with a decision at the final hearing (approval or denial).
At final hearings, applicants from this country with an attorney were approved in 33.3% of decisions, without an attorney — in 4.8%. 12.5% of applicants had an attorney.
In absentia (the person did not come to the hearing), removal was ordered in 6.8% of all cases; without a merits hearing (pretermission), 0.0% were denied. These cases are not part of the approval rate.
The approval rate depends a lot on the court and the judge. For applicants from this country it is shown for each court in the “By court” block on this page (with a subscription). You can also pick a court, a judge and a country in the filters on the home page.
This is EOIR data (Executive Office for Immigration Review, US Department of Justice) released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), as of September 30, 2026. How the figures are calculated — see “How we calculate”.
Marshall Islands: asylum and other protection-from-removal approval rate at final hearings for applicants from this country over 5 years: 8.3%, with 24 such decisions. All countries: 34.9%. Share of applicants with an attorney: 12.5%.
