Immigration judge
Judge Brigitte Laforest
Immigration Judge at New York Broadway, NY
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
- 7,563
- Granted
- 5,829
- Denied
- 13,392
- Total Decided
The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 56.5% historical asylum grant rate for Brigitte Laforest at New York Broadway, NY, based on 7,563 grants and 5,829 denials (13,392 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Brigitte Laforest with New York Broadway, NY. With an asylum approval rate of 56.5%, 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.
What This Profile's Data Shows
Its 56.5% historical rate is 41.0 percentage points above the 15.5% median among 29 same-court profiles with at least 100 decided outcomes.
The latest qualifying published year is 2025: 10.7% across 300 decisions, 9.0 percentage points below the 2024 rate.
The largest published nationality row is Ecuador: 528 decisions and a 17.0% grant rate in that row's stated scope.
These comparisons describe published historical aggregates; they do not measure judge quality, control for case mix, establish a current assignment, or predict an individual outcome. Thresholds are applied only to reduce unstable small-sample comparisons.
How to Interpret These Judge Statistics
Brigitte Laforest is listed with the New York Broadway, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 56.5% 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 (528 decided, 17.0% grant rate), Honduras (196 decided, 16.3% grant rate), and China (186 decided, 84.4% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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.
Read the grant-rate methodology or learn how to read immigration judge statistics.
Nationality Breakdown
| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 528 | 17.0% |
| Honduras | 196 | 16.3% |
| China | 186 | 84.4% |
| Dominican Republic | 157 | 3.2% |
| Guatemala | 150 | 11.3% |
| India | 102 | 55.9% |
| Colombia | 94 | 6.4% |
| Peru | 94 | 2.1% |
Yearly Trends
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 300 | 10.7% |
| 2024 | 626 | 19.6% |
| 2023 | 469 | 33.0% |
| 2022 | 359 | 27.0% |
| 2021 | 50 | 84.0% |
| 2020 | 422 | 56.9% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Judge Brigitte Laforest's asylum grant rate?
Judge Brigitte Laforest granted asylum in 56.5% of 13,392 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Brigitte Laforest grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (56.5%) is above 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.