Immigration court
Elizabeth, NJ Immigration Court
20 judges · NJ
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 9,135
- Granted
- 65,070
- Denied
- 20
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Elizabeth, NJ, 15 judges range from 0.0% to 22.8%.
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 12.3% historical asylum grant rate for Elizabeth, NJ Immigration Court, based on 9,135 grants and 65,070 denials (74,205 decided outcomes).
The Elizabeth, NJ Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 12.3% across 74,205 decided cases. The court has 20 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Elizabeth, NJ Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 12.3% 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 Defillo, Irma Lopez (16,880 total cases), Tadal, Mirlande (14,356 total cases), and Sease, Grace A. (9,284 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (2,863 decided, 4.3% grant rate), Guatemala (1,854 decided, 4.0% grant rate), and Dominican Republic (1,530 decided, 6.3% 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 Elizabeth, NJ Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 1 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
NJ — Elizabeth
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defillo, Irma Lopez | 12.8% | 1,177 | 7,983 | 9,160 |
| Tadal, Mirlande | 12.4% | 1,450 | 10,218 | 11,668 |
| Sease, Grace A. | 5.0% | 312 | 5,936 | 6,248 |
| Wilson, Tamar H. | 11.3% | 485 | 3,798 | 4,283 |
| Bailey, Richard | 12.9% | 286 | 1,932 | 2,218 |
| Panopoulos, Adam | 12.0% | 227 | 1,658 | 1,885 |
| Ellington, John P. | 8.9% | 128 | 1,310 | 1,438 |
| Armstrong, Adrian N. | 13.0% | 79 | 528 | 607 |
| Addicott, Jacob T. | 1.8% | 4 | 219 | 223 |
| Engel, Michael C. | 12.3% | 16 | 114 | 130 |
| Combs, Corey | 0.7% | 1 | 150 | 151 |
| Hussey, Michael | 22.8% | 44 | 149 | 193 |
| Quidley, Joshua D. | 0.0% | 0 | 154 | 154 |
| Brown, Lory G. | 5.3% | 8 | 142 | 150 |
| Hawkes, Joshua | 2.6% | 5 | 191 | 196 |
| Gleich, Oren | 10.0% | 9 | 81 | 90 |
| Shusted, Thomas | 0.0% | 0 | 92 | 92 |
| Pepper, S. Kathleen | 51.1% | 23 | 22 | 45 |
| Dicamillo, Angelo J. | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Grant, Edward | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: York Visiting Judge 1, Mulhern, Daniel, York Visiting Judge 2, York Visiting Judge 3. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 4.3% | 124 | 2,739 | 2,863 |
| Guatemala | 4.0% | 75 | 1,779 | 1,854 |
| Dominican Republic | 6.3% | 97 | 1,433 | 1,530 |
| Honduras | 6.0% | 65 | 1,024 | 1,089 |
| Ecuador | 3.7% | 35 | 921 | 956 |
| El Salvador | 13.3% | 121 | 792 | 913 |
| Colombia | 6.3% | 36 | 535 | 571 |
| Venezuela | 8.3% | 40 | 442 | 482 |
| Brazil | 3.6% | 13 | 345 | 358 |
| Jamaica | 13.7% | 46 | 290 | 336 |
| Peru | 5.7% | 19 | 317 | 336 |
| Haiti | 14.6% | 43 | 252 | 295 |
| Nicaragua | 16.3% | 41 | 211 | 252 |
| India | 7.6% | 18 | 218 | 236 |
| China | 7.9% | 17 | 198 | 215 |
| Cuba | 16.6% | 34 | 171 | 205 |
| Uzbekistan | 17.1% | 29 | 141 | 170 |
| Russia | 26.6% | 33 | 91 | 124 |
| Nigeria | 24.6% | 30 | 92 | 122 |
| Turkey | 18.4% | 18 | 80 | 98 |
| Romania | 1.2% | 1 | 84 | 85 |
| Ghana | 22.6% | 19 | 65 | 84 |
| Georgia | 13.8% | 11 | 69 | 80 |
| Guinea | 15.3% | 11 | 61 | 72 |
| Mauritania | 20.3% | 14 | 55 | 69 |
| Costa Rica | 7.9% | 5 | 58 | 63 |
| Liberia | 27.9% | 17 | 44 | 61 |
| Pakistan | 13.3% | 8 | 52 | 60 |
| Egypt | 21.8% | 12 | 43 | 55 |
| Guyana | 19.2% | 10 | 42 | 52 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 14.0% | 7 | 43 | 50 |
| Senegal | 12.2% | 6 | 43 | 49 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 13.0% | 6 | 40 | 46 |
| Unknown Nationality | 5.0% | 2 | 38 | 40 |
| United Kingdom | 5.3% | 2 | 36 | 38 |
| Canada | 13.9% | 5 | 31 | 36 |
| Sierra Leone | 31.2% | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| Ukraine | 11.1% | 3 | 24 | 27 |
| Bangladesh | 3.8% | 1 | 25 | 26 |
| Cameroon | 21.7% | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| Philippines | 17.4% | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| Vietnam | 27.3% | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| Jordan | 20.0% | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| Chile | 5.6% | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| Poland | 22.2% | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 35.3% | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Panama | 12.5% | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Belarus | 56.2% | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Kenya | 13.3% | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 26.7% | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Bhutan | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Armenia | 27.3% | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Nepal | 10.0% | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Morocco | 44.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Afghanistan | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Portugal | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Algeria | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Chad | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Azerbaijan | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Argentina | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Albania | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| South Korea | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Mali | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Yemen | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Sudan | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Thailand | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Ireland | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Indonesia | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Iran | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Uruguay | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Gambia | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Israel | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |