Immigration court
Batavia, NY Immigration Court
3 judges · NY
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 800
- Granted
- 14,090
- Denied
- 3
- Judges
The 2026-09-01 snapshot shows a 5.4% historical asylum grant rate for Batavia, NY Immigration Court, based on 800 grants and 14,090 denials (14,890 decided outcomes).
The Batavia, NY Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 5.4% across 14,890 decided cases. The court has 3 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Batavia, NY Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 5.4% 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 Reid, John B. (10,136 total cases), Aikman, Susan, F (487 total cases), and Merriman, Joy A. (279 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (204 decided, 1.5% grant rate), Dominican Republic (157 decided, 7.6% grant rate), and Guatemala (88 decided, 1.1% 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.
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Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the Batavia, NY Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
NY — Batavia
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reid, John B. | 4.6% | 417 | 8,635 | 9,052 |
| Aikman, Susan, F | 16.2% | 65 | 335 | 400 |
| Merriman, Joy A. | 8.0% | 17 | 195 | 212 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1.5% | 3 | 201 | 204 |
| Dominican Republic | 7.6% | 12 | 145 | 157 |
| Guatemala | 1.1% | 1 | 87 | 88 |
| El Salvador | 13.8% | 11 | 69 | 80 |
| Jamaica | 13.0% | 9 | 60 | 69 |
| Honduras | 1.6% | 1 | 61 | 62 |
| Colombia | 2.9% | 1 | 34 | 35 |
| Haiti | 17.2% | 5 | 24 | 29 |
| Ecuador | 3.7% | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| Brazil | 4.8% | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| India | 20.0% | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Cuba | 15.4% | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 11.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Peru | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Guyana | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Nicaragua | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Canada | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Turkey | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Venezuela | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Sierra Leone | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| China | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Romania | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |