The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 1.8% historical asylum grant rate for Karen Nazaire at Newark, NJ, based on 73 grants and 4,050 denials (4,123 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Karen Nazaire with Newark, NJ. With an asylum approval rate of 1.8%, this judge is below 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 Nazaire (New York City, NY) data snapshot: 3,521 cases over 32 years, 2.3% grant rate
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Nazaire, Karen (IJ code KAN, New York City, NY):
Overall track record
32 years on the bench (since 1995), 3,521 cases total, lifetime grant rate 2.3%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,431 cases, grant rate 2.1% — 19.6pp below the New York City court average (21.7%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador 875 0.5%
Venezuela 349 0.0%
Colombia 345 0.9%
Peru 164 0.0%
Guatemala 162 0.8%
Honduras 152 1.6%
Mexico 128 1.0%
China 118 12.0%
Dominican Republic 111 0.0%
Russia 83 7.0%
India 78 1.4%
Year-by-year
2023: 516 cases, 5.9% grant rate
2024: 1121 cases, 2.1% grant rate
2025: 574 cases, 1.6% grant rate
2026: 1220 cases, 0.6% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Nazaire, 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
Karen Nazaire is listed with the Newark, NJ Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 1.8% 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 (1,051 decided, 0.4% grant rate), Colombia (438 decided, 0.7% grant rate), and Venezuela (386 decided, 0.0% 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 Karen Nazaire granted asylum in 1.8% of 4,123 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Karen Nazaire grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (1.8%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Newark, NJ grants 16.4%. 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.
