78 judges · NY
The New York City, NY Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 3.4% across 96,985 decided cases. The court has 78 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson, Barbara A. | 22.7% | 713 | 2,422 | 3,135 |
| Rohan, Patricia A. | 65.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weisel, Robert D. | 52.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elstein, Annette S. | 61.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Videla, Gabriel C. | 12.5% | 45 | 316 | 361 |
| Hom, Sandy | 36.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schoppert, Douglas B. | 54.4% | 527 | 442 | 969 |
| Mcmanus, Margaret | 75.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bain, Terry A. | 100.0% | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Leeds, Frederic G. | 32.9% | 828 | 1,689 | 2,517 |
| Gordon-Uruakpa, Vivienne E. | 61.8% | 863 | 533 | 1,396 |
| Brennan, Noel A. | 49.1% | 779 | 808 | 1,587 |
| Sichel, Helen | 75.6% | 65 | 21 | 86 |
| Zagzoug, Randa | 35.4% | 1,020 | 1,861 | 2,881 |
| Tsankov, Mimi | 32.9% | 631 | 1,288 | 1,919 |
| Morace, Philip L. | 64.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb, Elizabeth A. | 60.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bukszpan, Joanna M. | 47.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sponzo, Jem C. | 16.9% | 760 | 3,733 | 4,493 |
| Wyke, William Van | 62.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Segal, Alice | 33.4% | 889 | 1,770 | 2,659 |
| Wright, Virna A. | 30.5% | 727 | 1,660 | 2,387 |
| Loprest, F. James, JR. | 23.0% | 633 | 2,120 | 2,753 |
| Ferris, Noel A. | 42.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khan, Amiena A. | 49.5% | 554 | 565 | 1,119 |
| Johnson-Papillo, Carrie C. | 12.2% | 403 | 2,903 | 3,306 |
| Douchy, Evalyn P. | 38.7% | 1,076 | 1,706 | 2,782 |
| Burr, Sarah M. | 56.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chugh, Amit | 15.7% | 247 | 1,324 | 1,571 |
| Thompson, Donald W., JR. | 40.5% | 1,106 | 1,626 | 2,732 |
| Little, Anna C. | 39.9% | 1,116 | 1,680 | 2,796 |
| Abrams, Steven R. | 25.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kandah, Sabri | 60.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Factor, Samuel M. | 21.1% | 546 | 2,040 | 2,586 |
| Lurye, Maria | 39.4% | 930 | 1,429 | 2,359 |
| Golovnin, Lena | 28.3% | 645 | 1,631 | 2,276 |
| Dandelet, Kyle | 27.0% | 756 | 2,043 | 2,799 |
| Chase, Jeffrey S. | 28.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosenberg, Sydney B. | 50.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Klahr, Deborah E. | 22.9% | 692 | 2,324 | 3,016 |
| Nazaire, Karen | 2.5% | 62 | 2,401 | 2,463 |
| Mcfarland, Michael G. | 30.1% | 789 | 1,829 | 2,618 |
| Jeannopoulos, Amanda | 23.6% | 490 | 1,586 | 2,076 |
| Peal, Tiesha | 8.3% | 270 | 2,993 | 3,263 |
| Ehrens, Lisa | 24.9% | 611 | 1,838 | 2,449 |
| Sagesse, Cathy | 32.5% | 806 | 1,675 | 2,481 |
| Gordon, Cynthia | 38.4% | 674 | 1,079 | 1,753 |
| Hom, Howard C. | 12.2% | 287 | 2,059 | 2,346 |
| Siemietkowski, John | 10.7% | 301 | 2,504 | 2,805 |
| Jankun, William F. | 15.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheng, Mary | 83.3% | 45 | 9 | 54 |
| Adams, Lori | 39.1% | 735 | 1,144 | 1,879 |
| Crawford, Carol A. | 20.4% | 429 | 1,676 | 2,105 |
| Kouris, Theodora N. | 41.0% | 851 | 1,226 | 2,077 |
| Rey Caldas, Carmen | 17.5% | 236 | 1,115 | 1,351 |
| Cohen, Raisa | 63.1% | 646 | 378 | 1,024 |
| Nassar, Dania | 21.6% | 459 | 1,663 | 2,122 |
| Reingold, Jonathan | 17.8% | 326 | 1,501 | 1,827 |
| Campanella, Lorianne | 31.1% | 567 | 1,257 | 1,824 |
| Mcdermott, William | 32.5% | 571 | 1,188 | 1,759 |
| Maiellano, Gioia | 16.6% | 245 | 1,231 | 1,476 |
| Kim, David | 37.8% | 439 | 722 | 1,161 |
| Lyons, Francis J. | 42.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian, Matthew T. | 40.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor, Khalilah | 22.3% | 109 | 379 | 488 |
| Pieters, Edwin | 19.6% | 99 | 407 | 506 |
| Menkin, Jeffrey L. | 19.5% | 16 | 66 | 82 |
| Donnolo, Paula | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnston, Paul L | 20.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russelburg, Joseph | 30.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraiden, David | 77.1% | 37 | 11 | 48 |
| King, Metcalfe C. | 69.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beschta, Susan M | 70.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riner, Phoebe | 14.8% | 8 | 46 | 54 |
| Reynolds, James P. | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Status Docket Juvenile | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erickson, David | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Echavarren, Daniel | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 8.1% | 1,488 | 16,981 | 18,469 |
| China | 70.4% | 8,166 | 3,435 | 11,601 |
| Guatemala | 12.7% | 930 | 6,397 | 7,327 |
| Colombia | 3.6% | 213 | 5,732 | 5,945 |
| Venezuela | 5.2% | 300 | 5,416 | 5,716 |
| India | 56.6% | 2,999 | 2,297 | 5,296 |
| Honduras | 21.0% | 1,099 | 4,125 | 5,224 |
| El Salvador | 37.3% | 1,528 | 2,569 | 4,097 |
| Bangladesh | 73.7% | 2,350 | 838 | 3,188 |
| Mexico | 34.4% | 1,085 | 2,068 | 3,153 |
| Dominican Republic | 9.8% | 235 | 2,171 | 2,406 |
| Peru | 5.5% | 121 | 2,077 | 2,198 |
| Russia | 48.0% | 948 | 1,028 | 1,976 |
| Nepal | 75.2% | 1,114 | 367 | 1,481 |
| Georgia | 29.4% | 418 | 1,002 | 1,420 |
| Uzbekistan | 25.7% | 355 | 1,028 | 1,383 |
| Haiti | 6.7% | 85 | 1,185 | 1,270 |
| Nicaragua | 10.9% | 130 | 1,064 | 1,194 |
| Turkey | 12.9% | 111 | 752 | 863 |
| Jamaica | 26.1% | 190 | 537 | 727 |
| Pakistan | 58.8% | 404 | 283 | 687 |
| Chad | 1.0% | 7 | 667 | 674 |
| Mauritania | 9.9% | 60 | 549 | 609 |
| Senegal | 15.7% | 91 | 488 | 579 |
| Guinea | 34.8% | 198 | 371 | 569 |
| Albania | 82.7% | 465 | 97 | 562 |
| Soviet Union | 84.4% | 467 | 86 | 553 |
| Nigeria | 68.5% | 246 | 113 | 359 |
| Burkina Faso | 68.2% | 242 | 113 | 355 |
| Sri Lanka | 38.3% | 126 | 203 | 329 |
| Romania | 6.9% | 22 | 299 | 321 |
| Brazil | 10.1% | 30 | 267 | 297 |
| Kazakhstan | 41.4% | 116 | 164 | 280 |
| Egypt | 56.8% | 154 | 117 | 271 |
| Ukraine | 80.2% | 211 | 52 | 263 |
| Paraguay | 3.5% | 8 | 219 | 227 |
| Dominica | 1.5% | 3 | 201 | 204 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 40.2% | 78 | 116 | 194 |
| Kosovo | 81.3% | 157 | 36 | 193 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 46.9% | 90 | 102 | 192 |
| Guyana | 45.4% | 83 | 100 | 183 |
| United Kingdom | 1.6% | 3 | 180 | 183 |
| Panama | 7.1% | 12 | 157 | 169 |
| Afghanistan | 28.3% | 45 | 114 | 159 |
| Ghana | 50.6% | 78 | 76 | 154 |
| Mali | 60.8% | 93 | 60 | 153 |
| Poland | 56.7% | 80 | 61 | 141 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 47.5% | 67 | 74 | 141 |
| Chile | 15.3% | 21 | 116 | 137 |
| Morocco | 5.9% | 8 | 128 | 136 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 71.0% | 88 | 36 | 124 |
| Sudan | 7.3% | 9 | 115 | 124 |
| Belarus | 81.5% | 97 | 22 | 119 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 91.1% | 102 | 10 | 112 |
| Germany | 22.9% | 24 | 81 | 105 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 8.9% | 9 | 92 | 101 |
| Turkmenistan | 20.4% | 20 | 78 | 98 |
| Ireland | 3.1% | 3 | 95 | 98 |
| Gambia | 70.5% | 62 | 26 | 88 |
| Israel | 45.0% | 36 | 44 | 80 |
| Yugoslavia | 90.4% | 66 | 7 | 73 |
| Yemen | 73.2% | 52 | 19 | 71 |
| Indonesia | 64.7% | 44 | 24 | 68 |
| Philippines | 40.0% | 26 | 39 | 65 |
| Azerbaijan | 50.8% | 33 | 32 | 65 |
| Unknown Country | 66.7% | 38 | 19 | 57 |
| Angola | 25.0% | 14 | 42 | 56 |
| South Korea | 26.4% | 14 | 39 | 53 |
| Malaysia | 62.7% | 32 | 19 | 51 |
| Bhutan | 40.0% | 18 | 27 | 45 |
| Jordan | 18.2% | 8 | 36 | 44 |
| Togo | 57.1% | 24 | 18 | 42 |
| Grenada | 35.0% | 14 | 26 | 40 |
| Armenia | 57.5% | 23 | 17 | 40 |
| Cuba | 7.9% | 3 | 35 | 38 |
| Vietnam | 42.1% | 16 | 22 | 38 |
| Belize | 13.5% | 5 | 32 | 37 |
| Bolivia | 10.8% | 4 | 33 | 37 |
| Cameroon | 58.3% | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| Syria | 72.7% | 24 | 9 | 33 |
| Argentina | 24.2% | 8 | 25 | 33 |
| Congo | 21.9% | 7 | 25 | 32 |
| Sierra Leone | 56.2% | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| Montenegro | 64.5% | 20 | 11 | 31 |
| Benin | 33.3% | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Unknown Nationality | 3.6% | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| Niger | 37.0% | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| Iran | 51.9% | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| Costa Rica | 15.4% | 4 | 22 | 26 |
| Comoro Islands | 46.2% | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| Italy | 44.0% | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 56.0% | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| Singapore | 0.0% | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Hungary | 59.1% | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| Algeria | 42.9% | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| Spain | 10.0% | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| St. Vincent And The Grenadines | 35.3% | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Saudi Arabia | 58.8% | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Canada | 23.5% | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| Thailand | 37.5% | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Macedonia | 92.9% | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| St. Lucia | 42.9% | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Hong Kong | 53.8% | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Serbia Montenegro | 75.0% | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Stateless - Alien Unable To Name A Country | 83.3% | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Bermuda | 50.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Suriname | 72.7% | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Japan | 54.5% | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| France | 20.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Iraq | 80.0% | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| South Africa | 60.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Liberia | 55.6% | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Lebanon | 77.8% | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Barbados | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Tunisia | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| AC | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Ethiopia | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 16.7% | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Greece | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Uruguay | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Gabon | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Eritrea | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Taiwan | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Portugal | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tanzania | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Latvia | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CZ | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| FG | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mongolia | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Zambia | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Kenya | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| CX | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bahamas | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Palestine | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guinea Bissau | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Somalia | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Djibouti | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WI | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |