Source: EOIR — Find an Immigration Court.
Recording an internet-based hearing is prohibited (8 C.F.R. § 1003.28). Respondents without a representative default to in-person hearings.
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Dinesh C Verma earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1995 from Boston University and a Juris Doctor in 1998 from George Washington University Law School. From 2000 to 2017, he was a partner at Nankin & Verma PLLC in Bethesda, Maryland. Earlier he was an associate attorney at Ludwig & Robinson PLLC and a judicial law clerk to Special Master Laura D. Millman at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,124
Completions per year
6,742 total
1.2%
Detained at decision
share of cases
34.5 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
13.6%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
5.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
6.1%
Appeals remanded or reversed
33 appeals decided
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
47.9%
988 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
13.2%
985 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
69.7%⚠
33 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
100%⚠
3 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
98.9%
94 decisions Moderate
Voluntary departure
99.1%
107 decisions Moderate
47.9%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 988 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
47.9%
This court
42%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the top 21% of the 825 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 867 decisions since 2021
52.7%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 121 decisions since 2021
13.2%
Asylum grant rate over time
Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (31.8%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 06/01/2026) and is incomplete.
Courts where this judge has decided cases
Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions.
Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).