The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 5.4% historical asylum grant rate for Brandi Lohr at Buffalo, NY, based on 114 grants and 2,003 denials (2,117 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Brandi Lohr with Buffalo, NY. With an asylum approval rate of 5.4%, 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.
Community Discussion
DATAAsylumTracker Data
Judge Lohr (Buffalo, NY) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 29% to 2% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Lohr, Brandi (IJ code BIL, Buffalo, NY):
Overall track record
5 years on the bench (since 2022), 2,219 cases total, lifetime grant rate 5.6%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,195 cases, grant rate 5.6% — 3.0pp below the Buffalo court average (8.7%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Ecuador 398 0.6%
Venezuela 235 1.4%
Guatemala 192 0.6%
Cuba 185 3.6%
Mexico 173 0.6%
Colombia 142 0.0%
Honduras 84 0.0%
Brazil 68 0.0%
India 50 2.7%
Peru 45 0.0%
Dominican Republic 44 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 14 cases, 28.6% grant rate
2024: 344 cases, 7.4% grant rate
2025: 728 cases, 9.4% grant rate
2026: 1109 cases, 2.3% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Lohr, 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
Brandi Lohr is listed with the Buffalo, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 5.4% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Ecuador (440 decided, 0.5% grant rate), Venezuela (236 decided, 0.4% grant rate), and Guatemala (196 decided, 1.5% 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 Brandi Lohr granted asylum in 5.4% of 2,117 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Brandi Lohr grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (5.4%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Buffalo, NY grants 15.8%. 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.
