The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 15.5% historical asylum grant rate for Shirley Lazare-Raphael at New York Broadway, NY, based on 523 grants and 2,858 denials (3,381 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Shirley Lazare-Raphael with New York Broadway, NY. With an asylum approval rate of 15.5%, this judge is 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 Lazare-Raphael (New York Broadway, NY) data snapshot: Guinea vs Dominican Republic grant rates differ 8×, overall rate fell from 22% to 4% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Lazare-Raphael, Shirley (IJ code SLR, New York Broadway, NY):
Overall track record
6 years on the bench (since 2021), 3,443 cases total, lifetime grant rate 15.5%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,048 cases, grant rate 13.9% — roughly in line with the New York Broadway court average (13.4%)
Guinea applicants see a 27.7% grant rate versus 3.4% for Dominican Republic applicants — a 8.0× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 714 cases, 22.2% grant rate
2024: 718 cases, 19.9% grant rate
2025: 874 cases, 10.6% grant rate
2026: 742 cases, 4.0% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Lazare-Raphael, 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
Shirley Lazare-Raphael is listed with the New York Broadway, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 15.5% 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 (1,455 decided, 9.3% grant rate), Colombia (354 decided, 16.4% grant rate), and Peru (211 decided, 13.3% 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.
What is Judge Shirley Lazare-Raphael's asylum grant rate?
Judge Shirley Lazare-Raphael granted asylum in 15.5% of 3,381 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Shirley Lazare-Raphael grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (15.5%) is close to the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at New York Broadway, NY grants 15.5%. 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.
