Immigration court
Chelmsford, MA Immigration Court
19 judges · MA
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 1,518
- Granted
- 7,825
- Denied
- 19
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Chelmsford, MA, 16 judges range from 0.3% to 41.8%.
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 16.2% historical asylum grant rate for Chelmsford, MA Immigration Court, based on 1,518 grants and 7,825 denials (9,343 decided outcomes).
The Chelmsford, MA Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 16.2% across 9,343 decided cases. The court has 19 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Chelmsford, MA Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 16.2% 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 Olson, Christine (3,231 total cases), Cho, Yul-mi (2,598 total cases), and Pappas, George (2,509 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Brazil (2,283 decided, 8.0% grant rate), Guatemala (1,656 decided, 26.0% grant rate), and Dominican Republic (1,069 decided, 2.8% 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 Chelmsford, MA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1,190 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
MA — Worcester, Lowell, Lynn, Haverhill, Lawrence, Acton, Framingham, Amesbury, Andover, Ashburnham, Ashby, Ashland, Athol, Auburn, Ayer and 136 more cities
ME — Portland, Orono, Abbot, Acton, Addison, Albion, Alfred, Alna, Andover, Anson, Ashland, Athens, Auburn, Augusta, Aurora and 407 more cities
NH — Manchester, Nashua, Rochester, Concord, Acworth, Alstead, Alton, Alton Bay, Amherst, Andover, Antrim, Ashland, Ashuelot, Atkinson, Auburn and 222 more cities
RI — Providence, Cranston, Warwick, Newport, Pawtucket, Albion, Ashaway, Barrington, Block Island, Bradford, Bristol, Carolina, Central Falls, Charlestown, Chepachet and 52 more cities
VT — Burlington, Barton, Colchester, White River Junction, Adamant, Albany, Alburgh, Arlington, Ascutney, Averill, Bakersfield, Barnard, Barnet, Barre, Beecher Falls and 245 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olson, Christine | 3.4% | 80 | 2,249 | 2,329 |
| Cho, Yul-mi | 8.3% | 177 | 1,963 | 2,140 |
| Pappas, George | 23.9% | 180 | 574 | 754 |
| McEwen, Justin | 40.9% | 157 | 227 | 384 |
| Smith, Natalie | 14.1% | 216 | 1,314 | 1,530 |
| Munro, Angela | 41.2% | 232 | 331 | 563 |
| Saldana Mistry, Lucero | 34.9% | 255 | 475 | 730 |
| Froes, Nina | 23.7% | 211 | 678 | 889 |
| Beverly, Jenny | 41.8% | 161 | 224 | 385 |
| Le, Huy | 18.3% | 138 | 617 | 755 |
| Hall, Jonathan | 40.9% | 130 | 188 | 318 |
| Ostrom, Donald | 20.6% | 115 | 442 | 557 |
| Griffiths, Nancy | 30.6% | 89 | 202 | 291 |
| Menezes de Araujo, Juliana | 16.5% | 69 | 350 | 419 |
| Dubuc, Luciana | 1.4% | 7 | 497 | 504 |
| Jordan, James | 0.3% | 1 | 345 | 346 |
| Frames, Kathryn E. | 0.0% | 0 | 98 | 98 |
| Nierva, Julian R. | 1.3% | 1 | 75 | 76 |
| Sullivan, Michael | 10.5% | 2 | 17 | 19 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Visiting Judge 8, Doyle, Kerry, Gaffney, Kevin. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 8.0% | 183 | 2,100 | 2,283 |
| Guatemala | 26.0% | 431 | 1,225 | 1,656 |
| Dominican Republic | 2.8% | 30 | 1,039 | 1,069 |
| Ecuador | 10.2% | 70 | 615 | 685 |
| El Salvador | 29.1% | 125 | 305 | 430 |
| Colombia | 7.1% | 27 | 352 | 379 |
| Honduras | 17.5% | 65 | 307 | 372 |
| Haiti | 5.6% | 18 | 302 | 320 |
| Angola | 37.3% | 107 | 180 | 287 |
| Mexico | 14.0% | 31 | 190 | 221 |
| Venezuela | 11.1% | 18 | 144 | 162 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 43.6% | 68 | 88 | 156 |
| Nicaragua | 7.4% | 7 | 87 | 94 |
| Peru | 6.4% | 6 | 88 | 94 |
| India | 11.8% | 9 | 67 | 76 |
| Jamaica | 6.0% | 4 | 63 | 67 |
| Turkey | 14.3% | 9 | 54 | 63 |
| Congo | 43.3% | 26 | 34 | 60 |
| Russia | 53.2% | 25 | 22 | 47 |
| China | 19.6% | 9 | 37 | 46 |
| Cape Verde | 5.0% | 2 | 38 | 40 |
| Cameroon | 76.3% | 29 | 9 | 38 |
| Uganda | 50.0% | 19 | 19 | 38 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| Burundi | 57.1% | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| Rwanda | 57.7% | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Ghana | 40.0% | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Nigeria | 45.0% | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Chile | 5.3% | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Senegal | 36.8% | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Belarus | 88.2% | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| Cuba | 29.4% | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Bolivia | 31.2% | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Egypt | 25.0% | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Kenya | 50.0% | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Guinea | 26.7% | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Indonesia | 42.9% | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Nepal | 58.3% | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Afghanistan | 36.4% | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Jordan | 18.2% | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Portugal | 27.3% | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Unknown Nationality | 18.2% | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Ireland | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Pakistan | 55.6% | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Vietnam | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Morocco | 11.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Djibouti | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Ethiopia | 100.0% | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Mauritania | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Somalia | 37.5% | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Canada | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Panama | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Cambodia | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Guadeloupe | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Albania | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Liberia | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Sierra Leone | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Spain | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Ukraine | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sudan | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| FG | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Poland | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Belize | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |