Immigration court
New Orleans, LA Immigration Court
17 judges · LA
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 4,796
- Granted
- 53,650
- Denied
- 17
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At New Orleans, LA, 15 judges range from 2.5% to 21.9%.
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 8.2% historical asylum grant rate for New Orleans, LA Immigration Court, based on 4,796 grants and 53,650 denials (58,446 decided outcomes).
The New Orleans, LA Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 8.2% across 58,446 decided cases. The court has 17 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The New Orleans, LA Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 8.2% 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 La Rocca, Joseph B. (21,647 total cases), Marquez, Charlotte S. (14,921 total cases), and Marsteller, Eric W. (13,107 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Honduras (15,034 decided, 2.5% grant rate), Guatemala (6,158 decided, 1.3% grant rate), and Nicaragua (4,526 decided, 12.3% 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 New Orleans, LA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 404 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
LA — New Orleans, Metairie, Monroe, Baton Rouge, Hammond, Shreveport, Slidell, Covington, Gretna, Kenner, Lake Charles, New Iberia, Ruston, West Monroe, Acme and 263 more cities
MS — Gulfport, Jackson, Clinton, Meridian, Bailey, Bassfield, Biloxi, Bude, Carson, Centreville, Clara, Collinsville, Conehatta, Crosby, D Lo and 60 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rocca, Joseph B. | 3.9% | 606 | 14,993 | 15,599 |
| Marquez, Charlotte S. | 2.5% | 247 | 9,718 | 9,965 |
| Marsteller, Eric W. | 6.5% | 549 | 7,846 | 8,395 |
| Fernandez, Lorely Ramirez | 3.7% | 201 | 5,269 | 5,470 |
| Stogner, W. Wayne | 18.8% | 871 | 3,754 | 4,625 |
| Jones, Gabrielle | 8.3% | 194 | 2,152 | 2,346 |
| Jackler, Megan R. | 4.0% | 48 | 1,155 | 1,203 |
| Guillory, Kevin P. | 21.9% | 279 | 996 | 1,275 |
| DePuy, Alberto | 10.6% | 145 | 1,226 | 1,371 |
| Jones, Jason | 5.7% | 67 | 1,101 | 1,168 |
| Mesa, Myrna A. | 3.6% | 25 | 679 | 704 |
| Bergosh, Gary L. | 2.9% | 21 | 691 | 712 |
| Calandruccio, Jon P. | 7.5% | 16 | 198 | 214 |
| Phillips, Catherine G. | 2.9% | 7 | 236 | 243 |
| Carter, Mark | 5.3% | 9 | 162 | 171 |
| Santoro, Christopher A. | 45.6% | 26 | 31 | 57 |
| Keller, Mary Beth | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Acosta, Lanny J.. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 2.5% | 381 | 14,653 | 15,034 |
| Guatemala | 1.3% | 80 | 6,078 | 6,158 |
| Nicaragua | 12.3% | 556 | 3,970 | 4,526 |
| Mexico | 5.3% | 131 | 2,364 | 2,495 |
| Venezuela | 17.5% | 133 | 625 | 758 |
| El Salvador | 5.4% | 41 | 712 | 753 |
| Brazil | 1.9% | 8 | 412 | 420 |
| Colombia | 3.2% | 10 | 307 | 317 |
| India | 54.1% | 120 | 102 | 222 |
| Mauritania | 21.0% | 45 | 169 | 214 |
| Haiti | 0.6% | 1 | 157 | 158 |
| Cuba | 34.6% | 53 | 100 | 153 |
| Turkey | 4.6% | 5 | 104 | 109 |
| Ecuador | 1.0% | 1 | 97 | 98 |
| China | 46.0% | 40 | 47 | 87 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 0 | 85 | 85 |
| Peru | 2.5% | 2 | 79 | 81 |
| Senegal | 7.6% | 5 | 61 | 66 |
| Bolivia | 15.3% | 9 | 50 | 59 |
| Vietnam | 39.6% | 21 | 32 | 53 |
| Jordan | 11.8% | 4 | 30 | 34 |
| Jamaica | 18.8% | 6 | 26 | 32 |
| Russia | 48.3% | 14 | 15 | 29 |
| Belize | 8.7% | 2 | 21 | 23 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Indonesia | 35.7% | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Egypt | 54.5% | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Pakistan | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Nigeria | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Holland | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Palestine | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |