Immigration court
Arlington West, VA Immigration Court
25 judges · VA
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 28,879
- Granted
- 79,483
- Denied
- 25
- Judges
Distribution
How this court's judges compare
At Arlington West, VA, 17 judges range from 13.7% to 40.7%.
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 26.7% historical asylum grant rate for Arlington West, VA Immigration Court, based on 28,879 grants and 79,483 denials (108,362 decided outcomes).
The Arlington West, VA Immigration Court has an overall asylum approval rate of 26.7% across 108,362 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 Arlington West, VA Immigration Court has an overall asylum grant rate of 26.7% 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 Iskra, Wayne (17,613 total cases), Churchill, Joan V. (16,782 total cases), and Daniel, Roy J. (15,759 total cases). The largest nationality groups shown for this court include Honduras (6,477 decided, 15.0% grant rate), El Salvador (6,427 decided, 30.4% grant rate), and Guatemala (5,184 decided, 8.8% 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.
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 Arlington West, VA Immigration Court is the assigned filing location for 307 ZIP codes. Main cities by state:
VA — Alexandria, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Arlington, Hampton, Newport News, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Fairfax, Falls Church, Springfield, Yorktown, Reston, Vienna and 191 more cities
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Judges at This Court
| Judge | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iskra, Wayne | 33.2% | 4,340 | 8,722 | 13,062 |
| Churchill, Joan V. | 40.7% | 3,165 | 4,615 | 7,780 |
| Daniel, Roy J. | 25.3% | 2,557 | 7,533 | 10,090 |
| Hladylowycz, Roxanne C. | 15.7% | 1,936 | 10,424 | 12,360 |
| Schmidt, Paul W. | 26.7% | 2,326 | 6,387 | 8,713 |
| Snow, Thomas G. | 26.6% | 1,902 | 5,237 | 7,139 |
| Bernardis, Craig De | 35.2% | 1,538 | 2,834 | 4,372 |
| Grant, M. Christopher | 28.3% | 1,290 | 3,272 | 4,562 |
| Nejelski, Paul A. | 34.2% | 1,353 | 2,607 | 3,960 |
| Malphrus, Garry D. | 21.9% | 587 | 2,091 | 2,678 |
| O'Leary, Brian M. | 32.8% | 512 | 1,049 | 1,561 |
| Soper, Emmett D. | 32.1% | 544 | 1,150 | 1,694 |
| Kelly, Wynne P. | 17.4% | 289 | 1,371 | 1,660 |
| Jimenez, Christina | 13.7% | 184 | 1,161 | 1,345 |
| Spath, Vance H. | 17.0% | 224 | 1,095 | 1,319 |
| Perlman, Helaine R. | 21.0% | 202 | 760 | 962 |
| Herndon, Megan B. | 36.2% | 144 | 254 | 398 |
| Monsky, Megan Foote | 9.7% | 3 | 28 | 31 |
| Liebmann, Beth | 51.4% | 19 | 18 | 37 |
| O'Connor, Blair | 45.5% | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Greer, Anne J. | 62.5% | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Saenz, Andrea A. | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Price, Abigail M. | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kelly, Edward F. | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Short, Tracy | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Roster entries without a usable profile denominator: Former Immigration Judge. They are excluded from the rate table above.
Approval Rate by Nationality
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 15.0% | 970 | 5,507 | 6,477 |
| El Salvador | 30.4% | 1,957 | 4,470 | 6,427 |
| Guatemala | 8.8% | 456 | 4,728 | 5,184 |
| Mexico | 15.9% | 207 | 1,098 | 1,305 |
| Nicaragua | 16.2% | 129 | 669 | 798 |
| Peru | 12.1% | 91 | 662 | 753 |
| Bolivia | 11.9% | 83 | 612 | 695 |
| Venezuela | 31.8% | 110 | 236 | 346 |
| Ethiopia | 84.0% | 273 | 52 | 325 |
| Colombia | 10.2% | 30 | 265 | 295 |
| Afghanistan | 42.3% | 123 | 168 | 291 |
| Turkey | 39.4% | 93 | 143 | 236 |
| China | 76.0% | 165 | 52 | 217 |
| Russia | 71.5% | 93 | 37 | 130 |
| Mauritania | 39.5% | 49 | 75 | 124 |
| Ghana | 51.4% | 56 | 53 | 109 |
| Brazil | 3.7% | 4 | 104 | 108 |
| Cameroon | 84.3% | 91 | 17 | 108 |
| Pakistan | 53.6% | 52 | 45 | 97 |
| Bangladesh | 54.8% | 51 | 42 | 93 |
| India | 25.8% | 24 | 69 | 93 |
| Sudan | 59.5% | 47 | 32 | 79 |
| Cuba | 55.7% | 39 | 31 | 70 |
| Iraq | 59.7% | 40 | 27 | 67 |
| Egypt | 78.1% | 50 | 14 | 64 |
| Eritrea | 71.2% | 42 | 17 | 59 |
| Haiti | 8.5% | 5 | 54 | 59 |
| Ecuador | 13.8% | 8 | 50 | 58 |
| Jamaica | 44.4% | 24 | 30 | 54 |
| Dominican Republic | 11.4% | 5 | 39 | 44 |
| Nepal | 62.8% | 27 | 16 | 43 |
| Somalia | 51.3% | 20 | 19 | 39 |
| Sierra Leone | 66.7% | 24 | 12 | 36 |
| Nigeria | 48.6% | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| Syria | 84.8% | 28 | 5 | 33 |
| Vietnam | 46.9% | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| Iran | 54.8% | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| Burkina Faso | 6.5% | 2 | 29 | 31 |
| South Korea | 50.0% | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Philippines | 33.3% | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| Romania | 13.6% | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| Azerbaijan | 42.9% | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| Ukraine | 75.0% | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| Morocco | 13.3% | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Yemen | 85.7% | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| Jordan | 46.2% | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 53.8% | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Turkmenistan | 69.2% | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Costa Rica | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Argentina | 8.3% | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Mongolia | 41.7% | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Senegal | 16.7% | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Kazakhstan | 90.0% | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Lebanon | 100.0% | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Kenya | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Guyana | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Georgia | 71.4% | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Canada | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Thailand | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Belarus | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Panama | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 66.7% | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Uzbekistan | 80.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Israel | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Liberia | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Unknown Country | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |