The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 49.4% historical asylum grant rate for Mary Cheng at New York City, NY, based on 1,508 grants and 1,543 denials (3,051 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Mary Cheng with New York City, NY. With an asylum approval rate of 49.4%, 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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News: Immigration Judge Mary Cheng reported removed from the bench
According to public reporting, Immigration Judge Mary Cheng was reported to have left the EOIR immigration bench in 2025 (fired, terminated, or not renewed) as part of the 2025–2026 wave of immigration-judge dismissals.
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How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Mary Cheng is listed with the New York City, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 49.4% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (28 decided, 85.7% grant rate), Ecuador (15 decided, 80.0% grant rate), and Guatemala (8 decided, 37.5% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 Mary Cheng granted asylum in 49.4% of 3,051 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Mary Cheng grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (49.4%) 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.
