The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 31.5% historical asylum grant rate for Anna C. Little at New York City, NY, based on 1,715 grants and 3,723 denials (5,438 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Anna C. Little with New York City, NY. With an asylum approval rate of 31.5%, this judge is above average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review). Historical listings do not by themselves establish a current assignment.
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Judge Little (New York City, NY) data snapshot: India vs Colombia grant rates differ 40×, overall rate fell from 43% to 13% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Little, Anna C. (IJ code ACL, New York City, NY):
Overall track record
31 years on the bench (since 1996), 5,344 cases total, lifetime grant rate 39.4%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,611 cases, grant rate 31.5% — 9.9pp above the New York City court average (21.7%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador 711 9.3%
China 340 77.4%
Venezuela 294 4.3%
Colombia 257 2.2%
India 185 86.4%
Guatemala 184 28.7%
El Salvador 136 42.4%
Honduras 136 38.7%
Russia 118 58.7%
Brazil 113 36.8%
Mexico 111 56.5%
India applicants see a 86.4% grant rate versus 2.2% for Colombia applicants — a 39.7× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 993 cases, 43.3% grant rate
2024: 1044 cases, 38.1% grant rate
2025: 638 cases, 30.2% grant rate
2026: 936 cases, 13.2% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Little, I'd love to hear:
1. What's your nationality, and when was your most recent hearing?
2. How did your attorney prepare for this judge specifically?
Source: EOIR (U.S. Executive Office for Immigration Review) public statistics, May 2026 release, compiled by AsylumTracker. A judge's historical pattern does not predict the outcome of any individual case; this is shared to help set realistic expectations. Real-experience accounts from the community are welcome.
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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Anna C. Little is listed with the New York City, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 31.5% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Ecuador (967 decided, 6.7% grant rate), Venezuela (451 decided, 2.2% grant rate), and China (425 decided, 68.5% grant rate). Compare these rows with the judge's overall rate because nationality mix can materially change how the headline number should be read.
Grant rate is calculated as granted / (granted + denied). Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.
This page is based on public EOIR data last updated 2026-09-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
Judge Anna C. Little granted asylum in 31.5% of 5,438 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Anna C. Little grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (31.5%) is above the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at New York City, NY grants 30.7%. It is a historical average, not a prediction for any one case.
How is this grant rate calculated?
Grants divided by grants plus denials. Terminations, withdrawals and administrative closures are not counted.
