Immigration court
Oakdale, LA Immigration Court
16 judges · LA
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 6,767
- Granted
- 89,384
- Denied
- 16
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Oakdale, LA, 12 judges range from 1.5% to 17.3%.
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 7.0% historical asylum grant rate for Oakdale, LA Immigration Court, based on 6,767 grants and 89,384 denials (96,151 decided outcomes).
The Oakdale, LA Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 7.0% across 96,151 decided cases. The court has 16 immigration judges. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
How to Interpret This Court's Data
The Oakdale, LA Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 7.0% 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 Duck, John A., JR. (43,037 total cases), Wiegand, Charles A., III (10,635 total cases), and Beatmann, Jerry A., SR. (7,612 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Mexico (5,295 decided, 1.5% grant rate), Guatemala (2,621 decided, 0.8% grant rate), and Honduras (2,051 decided, 1.7% 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 Oakdale, LA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 5 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
LA — Basile, Oakdale, Oberlin, Pine Prairie, Winnfield
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck, John A., JR. | 7.4% | 2,888 | 36,265 | 39,153 |
| Wiegand, Charles A., III | 13.4% | 1,337 | 8,620 | 9,957 |
| Beatmann, Jerry A., SR. | 1.6% | 113 | 6,884 | 6,997 |
| Bashore, Jacob D. | 6.1% | 202 | 3,098 | 3,300 |
| Ashworth, Sherron | 1.5% | 32 | 2,044 | 2,076 |
| Goodman, Cynthia | 7.8% | 109 | 1,285 | 1,394 |
| Chapman, Jaclyn C. | 2.6% | 9 | 336 | 345 |
| Holderfield, Shannon R. | 3.2% | 7 | 214 | 221 |
| Boudreau, Robert | 5.0% | 9 | 170 | 179 |
| Williams, Benjamin D. | 4.5% | 5 | 106 | 111 |
| Vo, Dat T. | 11.5% | 15 | 115 | 130 |
| Davis, Bryan | 17.3% | 22 | 105 | 127 |
| Bennett, Justin | 26.8% | 19 | 52 | 71 |
| Hayes, Ylani A. | 0.0% | 0 | 87 | 87 |
| Wardlow, Russell D. | 3.9% | 2 | 49 | 51 |
| Bernal-LeClaire, Kai | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Oakdale Detail Judge 1, Cotton, Stephanie. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1.5% | 81 | 5,214 | 5,295 |
| Guatemala | 0.8% | 22 | 2,599 | 2,621 |
| Honduras | 1.7% | 35 | 2,016 | 2,051 |
| Venezuela | 5.7% | 57 | 947 | 1,004 |
| Cuba | 27.5% | 260 | 687 | 947 |
| Nicaragua | 8.2% | 72 | 802 | 874 |
| El Salvador | 3.2% | 25 | 746 | 771 |
| Colombia | 1.4% | 10 | 691 | 701 |
| Ecuador | 1.3% | 8 | 619 | 627 |
| India | 1.6% | 9 | 564 | 573 |
| Russia | 34.5% | 191 | 363 | 554 |
| China | 5.8% | 19 | 309 | 328 |
| Georgia | 10.3% | 30 | 262 | 292 |
| Turkey | 13.4% | 38 | 245 | 283 |
| Uzbekistan | 5.1% | 14 | 262 | 276 |
| Cameroon | 46.4% | 127 | 147 | 274 |
| Dominican Republic | 3.3% | 8 | 233 | 241 |
| Brazil | 2.7% | 6 | 216 | 222 |
| Peru | 3.3% | 6 | 176 | 182 |
| Haiti | 2.9% | 5 | 166 | 171 |
| Jamaica | 9.2% | 13 | 129 | 142 |
| Mauritania | 8.3% | 10 | 110 | 120 |
| Senegal | 4.8% | 5 | 100 | 105 |
| Nepal | 1.0% | 1 | 95 | 96 |
| Afghanistan | 36.0% | 32 | 57 | 89 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 7.3% | 6 | 76 | 82 |
| Egypt | 6.5% | 5 | 72 | 77 |
| Armenia | 12.5% | 9 | 63 | 72 |
| The Republic Of The Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 0 | 69 | 69 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 7.6% | 5 | 61 | 66 |
| Bangladesh | 7.7% | 5 | 60 | 65 |
| Pakistan | 1.7% | 1 | 59 | 60 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 58 | 58 |
| Eritrea | 15.8% | 9 | 48 | 57 |
| Vietnam | 7.3% | 4 | 51 | 55 |
| Nigeria | 6.1% | 3 | 46 | 49 |
| Iran | 23.4% | 11 | 36 | 47 |
| Ethiopia | 20.0% | 9 | 36 | 45 |
| Jordan | 2.3% | 1 | 42 | 43 |
| Ghana | 15.4% | 6 | 33 | 39 |
| Bolivia | 5.4% | 2 | 35 | 37 |
| Unknown Nationality | 2.8% | 1 | 35 | 36 |
| Somalia | 14.3% | 5 | 30 | 35 |
| Guinea | 2.9% | 1 | 34 | 35 |
| Kazakhstan | 3.0% | 1 | 32 | 33 |
| Morocco | 0.0% | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| Belize | 14.3% | 4 | 24 | 28 |
| Sri Lanka | 20.0% | 5 | 20 | 25 |
| Bahamas | 0.0% | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Togo | 6.7% | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| Panama | 7.7% | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Chad | 0.0% | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Ukraine | 23.1% | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Philippines | 9.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Syria | 10.0% | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Azerbaijan | 20.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Kenya | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Yemen | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Angola | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Canada | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Indonesia | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Costa Rica | 12.5% | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Guyana | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Uganda | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Sudan | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Laos | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Liberia | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Cambodia | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| South Africa | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |