The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 4.9% historical asylum grant rate for Romaine White at Baton Rouge, LA, based on 125 grants and 2,451 denials (2,576 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Romaine White with Baton Rouge, LA. With an asylum approval rate of 4.9%, 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 White (Baton Rouge, LA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 14% to 1% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge White, Romaine (IJ code REW, Baton Rouge, LA):
Overall track record
6 years on the bench (since 2021), 2,285 cases total, lifetime grant rate 6.0%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,073 cases, grant rate 5.1% — 4.6pp above the Baton Rouge court average (0.5%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 665 1.1%
Mexico 369 4.6%
Guatemala 266 0.8%
Nicaragua 128 0.8%
El Salvador 124 5.5%
Venezuela 109 18.8%
India 67 0.0%
Cuba 57 9.4%
Colombia 38 0.0%
China 32 19.4%
Vietnam 24 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 214 cases, 13.6% grant rate
2024: 207 cases, 12.6% grant rate
2025: 471 cases, 7.6% grant rate
2026: 1181 cases, 1.2% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge White, 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, July 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
Romaine White is listed with the Baton Rouge, LA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 4.9% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Honduras (902 decided, 1.4% grant rate), Mexico (501 decided, 4.0% grant rate), and Guatemala (307 decided, 0.7% 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 Romaine White granted asylum in 4.9% of 2,576 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Romaine White grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (4.9%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Baton Rouge, LA grants 2.1%. 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.
