The Hagatna, GU court approved 26.0% of decisions at final hearings over 5 years — 150 such decisions in total. National average: 34.9%.
The median time from the start of a case to the decision in this court is 6 mo.: half of the cases are decided faster, half take longer.
At final hearings in this court, applicants with an attorney were approved in 45.8% of decisions, without an attorney — in 7.7%. 48.0% of applicants had an attorney.
In absentia (the person did not come to the hearing), removal was ordered in 4.2% of all cases; without a merits hearing (pretermission), 0.0% were denied. These cases are not part of the approval rate.
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”.
Asylum and other protection-from-removal approval rate at final hearings at the Hagatna, GU immigration court over 5 years: 26.0%, with 150 such decisions. National average: 34.9%. Share of applicants with an attorney: 48.0%.
| Year | Decisions | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 33 | 21.2% |
| 2023 | 15 | 33.3% |
| 2024 | 36 | 44.4% |
| 2025 | 37 | 13.5% |
| 2026 | 29 | 20.7% |
| Country | Decisions | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| Federated States of Micronesia | 63 | 0.0% |
| Russia | 51 | 56.9% |
| China | 21 | 28.6% |
| Philippines | 10 | 30.0% |
| Unknown | 4 | 25.0% |
