Immigration court
Newark, NJ Immigration Court
31 judges · NJ
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 23,681
- Granted
- 102,604
- Denied
- 31
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Newark, NJ, 30 judges range from 0.0% to 54.9%.
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 18.8% historical asylum grant rate for Newark, NJ Immigration Court, based on 23,681 grants and 102,604 denials (126,285 decided outcomes).
The Newark, NJ Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 18.8% across 126,285 decided cases. The court has 31 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Newark, NJ Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 18.8% 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 Riefkohl, Alberto J. (22,685 total cases), Reichenberg, Margaret R. (14,425 total cases), and Meisner, Daniel A. (11,902 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Ecuador (9,213 decided, 12.1% grant rate), Guatemala (9,106 decided, 5.2% grant rate), and Honduras (6,221 decided, 6.6% 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 Newark, NJ Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 597 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
NJ — Trenton, Newark, Paterson, Jersey City, Camden, Clifton, Cherry Hill, Edison, Plainfield, Princeton, Toms River, Absecon, Brick, East Orange, Elizabeth and 526 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riefkohl, Alberto J. | 29.5% | 4,579 | 10,957 | 15,536 |
| Reichenberg, Margaret R. | 16.8% | 1,899 | 9,406 | 11,305 |
| Meisner, Daniel A. | 24.4% | 1,796 | 5,556 | 7,352 |
| Dogin, Henry S. | 25.0% | 1,843 | 5,535 | 7,378 |
| Pugliese, Eugene | 17.5% | 1,184 | 5,597 | 6,781 |
| Chen, Shana W. | 4.1% | 297 | 7,006 | 7,303 |
| Finston, Leo A. | 18.9% | 1,197 | 5,145 | 6,342 |
| Strasser, William | 42.5% | 1,777 | 2,408 | 4,185 |
| Rastegar, Ramin | 12.8% | 817 | 5,562 | 6,379 |
| Sagerman, Roger F. | 4.8% | 382 | 7,518 | 7,900 |
| Speer, John K. | 54.4% | 2,321 | 1,945 | 4,266 |
| Ryan, Dennis | 3.6% | 156 | 4,137 | 4,293 |
| Cheng, David | 15.7% | 645 | 3,470 | 4,115 |
| Lane, Nicole | 2.9% | 142 | 4,728 | 4,870 |
| Mullican, Leila Mcneill. | 16.0% | 630 | 3,299 | 3,929 |
| Nazaire, Karen | 1.8% | 73 | 4,050 | 4,123 |
| Rubin, Shifra | 30.5% | 963 | 2,191 | 3,154 |
| Cabrera, Esmeralda | 36.2% | 1,037 | 1,827 | 2,864 |
| Ranasinghe, Arya S. | 17.8% | 566 | 2,607 | 3,173 |
| Kim, Nicole | 23.2% | 443 | 1,467 | 1,910 |
| Moore, Carol | 8.1% | 300 | 3,398 | 3,698 |
| Neal, Michael M. | 4.6% | 131 | 2,729 | 2,860 |
| Pierro, Laura N. | 18.5% | 386 | 1,701 | 2,087 |
| Manuel, Elise | 18.6% | 297 | 1,298 | 1,595 |
| Counihan, Brian | 1.9% | 28 | 1,485 | 1,513 |
| Roy, Susan G. | 14.8% | 158 | 911 | 1,069 |
| Hinds Roach, Denise A. | 14.3% | 79 | 473 | 552 |
| Lechtrecker, Kerri | 0.0% | 0 | 597 | 597 |
| Picione, Anthony | 0.0% | 0 | 332 | 332 |
| Kaplan, Elliot M. | 54.9% | 195 | 160 | 355 |
| Bates, Donna | 0.0% | 0 | 16 | 16 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Louisville Visiting Judge 2. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 12.1% | 1,118 | 8,095 | 9,213 |
| Guatemala | 5.2% | 470 | 8,636 | 9,106 |
| Honduras | 6.6% | 412 | 5,809 | 6,221 |
| Peru | 4.8% | 257 | 5,055 | 5,312 |
| Brazil | 7.6% | 386 | 4,695 | 5,081 |
| Colombia | 4.8% | 223 | 4,429 | 4,652 |
| Mexico | 34.8% | 1,107 | 2,077 | 3,184 |
| El Salvador | 12.9% | 343 | 2,320 | 2,663 |
| Venezuela | 9.6% | 120 | 1,132 | 1,252 |
| Turkey | 11.6% | 142 | 1,083 | 1,225 |
| Dominican Republic | 9.3% | 114 | 1,110 | 1,224 |
| Haiti | 6.2% | 67 | 1,009 | 1,076 |
| Nicaragua | 6.3% | 64 | 944 | 1,008 |
| Nigeria | 61.5% | 323 | 202 | 525 |
| India | 26.3% | 135 | 378 | 513 |
| Costa Rica | 19.5% | 54 | 223 | 277 |
| Russia | 38.2% | 66 | 107 | 173 |
| Georgia | 29.9% | 46 | 108 | 154 |
| Cuba | 15.0% | 23 | 130 | 153 |
| Chile | 14.9% | 22 | 126 | 148 |
| Jamaica | 29.0% | 40 | 98 | 138 |
| Egypt | 37.6% | 50 | 83 | 133 |
| China | 65.3% | 77 | 41 | 118 |
| Ghana | 38.5% | 45 | 72 | 117 |
| Poland | 55.7% | 49 | 39 | 88 |
| Turkmenistan | 7.2% | 6 | 77 | 83 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 79 | 79 |
| Sri Lanka | 23.3% | 17 | 56 | 73 |
| Ukraine | 78.1% | 57 | 16 | 73 |
| Pakistan | 39.7% | 27 | 41 | 68 |
| Burkina Faso | 34.8% | 23 | 43 | 66 |
| Philippines | 50.0% | 30 | 30 | 60 |
| Bangladesh | 44.6% | 25 | 31 | 56 |
| Bolivia | 7.1% | 4 | 52 | 56 |
| Romania | 2.0% | 1 | 49 | 50 |
| Argentina | 15.9% | 7 | 37 | 44 |
| Portugal | 16.3% | 7 | 36 | 43 |
| Jordan | 54.8% | 23 | 19 | 42 |
| Uzbekistan | 70.0% | 28 | 12 | 40 |
| United Kingdom | 15.4% | 6 | 33 | 39 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| Indonesia | 73.7% | 28 | 10 | 38 |
| Panama | 10.5% | 4 | 34 | 38 |
| Syria | 48.6% | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| Guinea | 35.3% | 12 | 22 | 34 |
| Kenya | 42.4% | 14 | 19 | 33 |
| South Korea | 48.4% | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 40.7% | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| Paraguay | 14.8% | 4 | 23 | 27 |
| Chad | 34.6% | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| Belarus | 82.6% | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| Afghanistan | 40.9% | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| Soviet Union | 76.2% | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| Belize | 0.0% | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Guyana | 45.0% | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Senegal | 25.0% | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| Liberia | 26.3% | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Germany | 0.0% | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Sierra Leone | 62.5% | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Czech Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 50.0% | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Cameroon | 90.0% | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 70.0% | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Albania | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Unknown Country | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Iran | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Israel | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Macedonia | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Yugoslavia | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Slovak Republic | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Guadeloupe | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Algeria | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Niger | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Vietnam | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mali | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Serbia | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |