Immigration court
Arlington, VA Immigration Court
33 judges · VA
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 2,608
- Granted
- 23,155
- Denied
- 33
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Arlington, VA, 30 judges range from 2.1% to 49.3%.
Each judge's all-time EOIR decided outcomes across every court they have served in: granted ÷ (granted + denied). Judges now based at this court with at least 100 decided cases. A historical pattern — not a prediction for any case.
The 2026-09-01 snapshot shows a 10.1% historical asylum grant rate for Arlington, VA Immigration Court, based on 2,608 grants and 23,155 denials (25,763 decided outcomes).
The Arlington, VA Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 10.1% across 25,763 decided cases. The court has 33 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Arlington, VA Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 10.1% in the current AsylumTracker dataset. Court-level statistics aggregate judges and cases assigned to that court, so the court average can differ sharply from any one judge's profile.
High-volume judge profiles at this court include Burman, Lawrence O. (20,690 total cases), Mendez, Francisco (4,271 total cases), and Farrar-Crockett, Emily (4,057 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Honduras (4,599 decided, 6.7% grant rate), El Salvador (3,904 decided, 9.8% grant rate), and Guatemala (3,563 decided, 4.1% grant rate).
Asylum grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Procedural outcomes are separated so users can distinguish merits decisions from docket-management outcomes.
This page uses public EOIR records last updated 2026-09-01. The data is informational and should not be treated as legal advice or a prediction for any individual case.
Read how EOIR data works or learn how to compare asylum approval rates.
Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Arlington, VA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 307 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
VA — Alexandria, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Arlington, Hampton, Newport News, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Fairfax, Falls Church, Springfield, Yorktown, Reston, Vienna and 191 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burman, Lawrence O. | 34.4% | 5,285 | 10,093 | 15,378 |
| Mendez, Francisco | 15.9% | 603 | 3,201 | 3,804 |
| Farrar-Crockett, Emily | 9.5% | 341 | 3,231 | 3,572 |
| Nadkarni, Deepali | 18.6% | 579 | 2,540 | 3,119 |
| Mccloskey, Paul A. | 4.8% | 161 | 3,192 | 3,353 |
| Choi, Raphael | 10.5% | 334 | 2,844 | 3,178 |
| Torg, Cynthia Shepherd | 9.7% | 333 | 3,098 | 3,431 |
| Donoso-Stevens, Karen | 17.4% | 439 | 2,080 | 2,519 |
| Barnes, John C. | 9.4% | 214 | 2,070 | 2,284 |
| Lukose, Lolita M. | 20.7% | 482 | 1,852 | 2,334 |
| Campanella, Lorianne | 27.9% | 672 | 1,734 | 2,406 |
| Braun, Jason E. | 12.0% | 196 | 1,436 | 1,632 |
| Pratt, Sherease R. | 11.5% | 252 | 1,936 | 2,188 |
| Lewis, Michael A. | 10.9% | 218 | 1,782 | 2,000 |
| Vanveldhuisen, Richard W. | 12.4% | 225 | 1,593 | 1,818 |
| Lakomy, Michelle L. | 8.4% | 136 | 1,482 | 1,618 |
| Welsh, Alysha M. | 8.9% | 137 | 1,405 | 1,542 |
| Gardey, David A. | 5.7% | 77 | 1,272 | 1,349 |
| Gadson-Andrews, Ashley | 12.4% | 127 | 896 | 1,023 |
| Petit, Anam Rahman. | 17.4% | 153 | 728 | 881 |
| Perry, Jamie B. | 19.5% | 122 | 504 | 626 |
| Gupta, Dimple | 3.4% | 22 | 621 | 643 |
| O'Brien, Matthew J. | 4.9% | 24 | 463 | 487 |
| Walters, Rebecca J. | 33.8% | 111 | 217 | 328 |
| Lomartire, Nicole C. | 49.3% | 139 | 143 | 282 |
| Koss, Lenka J. | 6.0% | 17 | 268 | 285 |
| Eyes, Megan H. | 2.1% | 5 | 238 | 243 |
| Mayberry, Karen E. | 25.4% | 16 | 47 | 63 |
| Soto, Jorene S. | 7.3% | 16 | 203 | 219 |
| Sweet, Matthew | 7.9% | 13 | 152 | 165 |
| McBride, Kimberly C. | 43.4% | 53 | 69 | 122 |
| Bennett, Joshua L. | 14.3% | 10 | 60 | 70 |
| Day, Christopher | 87.5% | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 6.7% | 306 | 4,293 | 4,599 |
| El Salvador | 9.8% | 383 | 3,521 | 3,904 |
| Guatemala | 4.1% | 147 | 3,416 | 3,563 |
| Bolivia | 5.0% | 146 | 2,781 | 2,927 |
| Mexico | 3.9% | 68 | 1,675 | 1,743 |
| Peru | 8.5% | 131 | 1,417 | 1,548 |
| Venezuela | 12.2% | 152 | 1,090 | 1,242 |
| Colombia | 6.7% | 61 | 844 | 905 |
| Nicaragua | 12.9% | 108 | 730 | 838 |
| Mauritania | 12.9% | 75 | 508 | 583 |
| Turkey | 30.1% | 100 | 232 | 332 |
| Afghanistan | 65.8% | 185 | 96 | 281 |
| Ecuador | 2.4% | 6 | 249 | 255 |
| Ethiopia | 51.3% | 117 | 111 | 228 |
| Haiti | 3.1% | 6 | 188 | 194 |
| Russia | 47.7% | 71 | 78 | 149 |
| India | 11.6% | 16 | 122 | 138 |
| China | 50.0% | 66 | 66 | 132 |
| Egypt | 36.0% | 41 | 73 | 114 |
| Brazil | 0.9% | 1 | 107 | 108 |
| Pakistan | 15.0% | 15 | 85 | 100 |
| Ghana | 21.6% | 21 | 76 | 97 |
| Burkina Faso | 15.9% | 13 | 69 | 82 |
| Dominican Republic | 6.2% | 5 | 75 | 80 |
| Bangladesh | 18.8% | 13 | 56 | 69 |
| Argentina | 1.5% | 1 | 65 | 66 |
| Azerbaijan | 52.3% | 34 | 31 | 65 |
| Cuba | 21.9% | 14 | 50 | 64 |
| Jamaica | 6.8% | 4 | 55 | 59 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 59 | 59 |
| Morocco | 10.5% | 6 | 51 | 57 |
| Cameroon | 41.8% | 23 | 32 | 55 |
| Somalia | 37.0% | 20 | 34 | 54 |
| Nepal | 17.0% | 9 | 44 | 53 |
| Senegal | 9.4% | 5 | 48 | 53 |
| Jordan | 14.9% | 7 | 40 | 47 |
| Vietnam | 19.1% | 9 | 38 | 47 |
| Iran | 53.5% | 23 | 20 | 43 |
| Sierra Leone | 25.0% | 9 | 27 | 36 |
| Uzbekistan | 38.9% | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| Nigeria | 17.6% | 6 | 28 | 34 |
| Eritrea | 57.6% | 19 | 14 | 33 |
| Mongolia | 6.2% | 2 | 30 | 32 |
| Sudan | 40.0% | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| Guinea | 35.7% | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| South Korea | 14.8% | 4 | 23 | 27 |
| Georgia | 53.8% | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| Iraq | 58.3% | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| Philippines | 10.0% | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| Turkmenistan | 35.0% | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Panama | 6.2% | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 31.2% | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Ukraine | 25.0% | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Thailand | 14.3% | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Congo | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Unknown Nationality | 33.3% | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| United Kingdom | 9.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Serbia | 18.2% | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Kazakhstan | 30.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Tunisia | 20.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Canada | 10.0% | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Yemen | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Indonesia | 11.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Togo | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Ireland | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Kenya | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Belarus | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Tanzania | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Sri Lanka | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Germany | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Netherlands | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| France | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Gambia | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Israel | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Algeria | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Italy | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Libya | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Liberia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |