Immigration court
New York Varick 5th, NY Immigration Court
25 judges · NY
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 14,649
- Granted
- 55,001
- Denied
- 25
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At New York Varick 5th, NY, 25 judges range from 1.6% to 52.2%.
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 21.0% historical asylum grant rate for New York Varick 5th, NY Immigration Court, based on 14,649 grants and 55,001 denials (69,650 decided outcomes).
The New York Varick 5th, NY Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 21.0% across 69,650 decided cases. The court has 25 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The New York Varick 5th, NY Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 21.0% 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 Page, Alan L. (12,482 total cases), Mulligan, Thomas J. (8,852 total cases), and Akalski, Maria I. (6,384 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Ecuador (9,826 decided, 11.7% grant rate), Honduras (4,584 decided, 9.3% grant rate), and El Salvador (3,605 decided, 13.8% 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.
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Areas Served by This Court
Based on the official EOIR ZIP-code assignment, the New York Varick 5th, NY Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 177 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
NY — Great Neck, Hempstead, New Hyde Park, Stony Brook, Uniondale, Valley Stream, Albertson, Amagansett, Amityville, Aquebogue, Atlantic Beach, Babylon, Baldwin, Bay Shore, Bayport and 154 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page, Alan L. | 16.9% | 1,769 | 8,719 | 10,488 |
| Mulligan, Thomas J. | 44.2% | 3,310 | 4,185 | 7,495 |
| Akalski, Maria I. | 3.2% | 175 | 5,321 | 5,496 |
| Ling, Lisa W. | 28.4% | 1,501 | 3,790 | 5,291 |
| Cohen, Howard I. | 52.2% | 2,826 | 2,585 | 5,411 |
| Burnham, Shayne R. | 24.4% | 1,071 | 3,324 | 4,395 |
| Kolbe, Margaret | 37.7% | 1,305 | 2,159 | 3,464 |
| Reid, Dara | 11.2% | 412 | 3,280 | 3,692 |
| Averwater, Richard J. | 7.9% | 250 | 2,926 | 3,176 |
| Prieto, Francisco R. | 13.3% | 369 | 2,403 | 2,772 |
| Conroy, Charles R. | 15.7% | 493 | 2,649 | 3,142 |
| DeCure, John | 10.9% | 306 | 2,500 | 2,806 |
| Mungoven, Thomas | 27.2% | 632 | 1,694 | 2,326 |
| Norkin, David | 23.5% | 397 | 1,295 | 1,692 |
| Degaeto, Anthony M. | 42.3% | 274 | 374 | 648 |
| Wedderburn, Wendy | 12.4% | 147 | 1,040 | 1,187 |
| Billings, Lucy | 24.7% | 255 | 777 | 1,032 |
| Durkin, Jennifer | 24.9% | 252 | 761 | 1,013 |
| ul-Haq, Ubaid | 17.7% | 77 | 357 | 434 |
| Buchanan, Patricia L. | 12.6% | 53 | 366 | 419 |
| London, Charlesa E. | 23.3% | 94 | 310 | 404 |
| Lalor, Kieran | 2.2% | 9 | 408 | 417 |
| Lopez, Silvia | 26.9% | 99 | 269 | 368 |
| Aliferis, Themistoklis | 27.1% | 91 | 245 | 336 |
| Bowen, Denise | 1.6% | 3 | 187 | 190 |
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 11.7% | 1,153 | 8,673 | 9,826 |
| Honduras | 9.3% | 425 | 4,159 | 4,584 |
| El Salvador | 13.8% | 497 | 3,108 | 3,605 |
| Guatemala | 7.6% | 216 | 2,610 | 2,826 |
| Colombia | 12.6% | 325 | 2,255 | 2,580 |
| Peru | 10.0% | 212 | 1,913 | 2,125 |
| India | 48.4% | 922 | 982 | 1,904 |
| China | 69.8% | 1,033 | 447 | 1,480 |
| Nicaragua | 17.4% | 250 | 1,189 | 1,439 |
| Venezuela | 27.7% | 237 | 619 | 856 |
| Turkey | 32.6% | 274 | 567 | 841 |
| Mexico | 16.7% | 124 | 620 | 744 |
| Haiti | 7.7% | 50 | 603 | 653 |
| Dominican Republic | 9.1% | 59 | 592 | 651 |
| Russia | 83.1% | 495 | 101 | 596 |
| Bangladesh | 70.9% | 271 | 111 | 382 |
| Uzbekistan | 57.8% | 182 | 133 | 315 |
| Jamaica | 30.6% | 89 | 202 | 291 |
| Nepal | 70.7% | 157 | 65 | 222 |
| Pakistan | 49.3% | 104 | 107 | 211 |
| Georgia | 68.2% | 116 | 54 | 170 |
| Brazil | 10.1% | 17 | 152 | 169 |
| Sri Lanka | 32.2% | 29 | 61 | 90 |
| Guinea | 78.8% | 67 | 18 | 85 |
| Chile | 15.0% | 12 | 68 | 80 |
| Albania | 92.4% | 73 | 6 | 79 |
| Egypt | 66.7% | 44 | 22 | 66 |
| Nigeria | 42.9% | 24 | 32 | 56 |
| Guyana | 35.4% | 17 | 31 | 48 |
| Belize | 2.3% | 1 | 42 | 43 |
| Ghana | 81.4% | 35 | 8 | 43 |
| Poland | 56.4% | 22 | 17 | 39 |
| Senegal | 41.0% | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| Costa Rica | 5.7% | 2 | 33 | 35 |
| Turkmenistan | 34.4% | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| Ukraine | 80.6% | 25 | 6 | 31 |
| Vietnam | 35.5% | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| Paraguay | 6.5% | 2 | 29 | 31 |
| Unknown Nationality | 63.3% | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 26.9% | 7 | 19 | 26 |
| Kazakhstan | 73.1% | 19 | 7 | 26 |
| Cameroon | 92.0% | 23 | 2 | 25 |
| Soviet Union | 75.0% | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| Belarus | 91.7% | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| Romania | 34.8% | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| Dominica | 0.0% | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| Cuba | 45.5% | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| Afghanistan | 65.0% | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Burkina Faso | 78.9% | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 100.0% | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Panama | 5.6% | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| Bermuda | 41.2% | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Mali | 100.0% | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0% | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Philippines | 46.7% | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Mauritania | 41.7% | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Argentina | 20.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Comoro Islands | 100.0% | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Germany | 60.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Israel | 22.2% | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Ireland | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 100.0% | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 100.0% | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Singapore | 85.7% | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Iran | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Indonesia | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Togo | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| EO | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Macedonia | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Malaysia | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |