Immigration Judge at New York City, NY
Judge Nelson, Barbara A. serves at the New York City, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 28.9%, this judge is below average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
| Nationality | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 4.4% | 28 | 609 | 637 |
| China | 51.3% | 157 | 149 | 306 |
| Venezuela | 6.2% | 16 | 242 | 258 |
| Colombia | 2.8% | 6 | 209 | 215 |
| Guatemala | 27.6% | 55 | 144 | 199 |
| El Salvador | 39.5% | 75 | 115 | 190 |
| India | 24.1% | 38 | 120 | 158 |
| Honduras | 26.8% | 37 | 101 | 138 |
| Mexico | 22.2% | 22 | 77 | 99 |
| Dominican Republic | 18.7% | 17 | 74 | 91 |
| Peru | 4.1% | 3 | 70 | 73 |
| Bangladesh | 66.1% | 39 | 20 | 59 |
| Russia | 34.0% | 17 | 33 | 50 |
| Uzbekistan | 12.0% | 6 | 44 | 50 |
| Nepal | 22.0% | 9 | 32 | 41 |
| Haiti | 5.4% | 2 | 35 | 37 |
| Jamaica | 37.5% | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| Guinea | 53.6% | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| Nicaragua | 0.0% | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| Georgia | 3.7% | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| Sri Lanka | 52.0% | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Chad | 4.0% | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Albania | 50.0% | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Pakistan | 36.4% | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| Senegal | 0.0% | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Soviet Union | 75.0% | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| Nigeria | 80.0% | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| Mauritania | 0.0% | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Turkey | 29.4% | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Afghanistan | 47.1% | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Paraguay | 0.0% | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Trinidad And Tobago | 66.7% | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) | 100.0% | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Burkina Faso | 63.6% | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Gambia | 80.0% | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Egypt | 30.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Morocco | 20.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Panama | 0.0% | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Brazil | 0.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Mali | 37.5% | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Guyana | 57.1% | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Ghana | 42.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| South Korea | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Tajikistan (Tadzhik) | 33.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0% | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Poland | 100.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Ukraine | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Yemen | 75.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Dominica | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Mozambique | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ireland | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| St. Lucia | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cameroon | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Germany | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chile | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sudan | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Grenada | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Philippines | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Moldavia (Moldova) | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Indonesia | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Liberia | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Belarus | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.8% | 7 | 179 | 186 |
| 2025 | 8.9% | 88 | 899 | 987 |
| 2024 | 14.3% | 103 | 616 | 719 |
| 2023 | 28.4% | 169 | 427 | 596 |
| 2022 | 54.6% | 238 | 198 | 436 |
| 2021 | 70.2% | 85 | 36 | 121 |
| 2020 | 39.5% | 79 | 121 | 200 |