Immigration judge
Immigration Judge at Baton Rouge, LA
EOIR data through Sep 1, 2026 · updated monthly
The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 12.2% historical asylum grant rate for Carey R. Holliday at Baton Rouge, LA, based on 403 grants and 2,890 denials (3,293 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Carey R. Holliday with Baton Rouge, LA. With an asylum approval rate of 12.2%, 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.
In April 2026, Carey Holliday was publicly scrutinized in news coverage of new immigration-judge hires for his prior Miami immigration-judge record, including an appeals-court finding that he relied on stereotypes in an asylum denial.
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Carey R. Holliday is listed with the Baton Rouge, LA Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 12.2% 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 (593 decided, 0.0% grant rate), Mexico (363 decided, 0.3% grant rate), and Guatemala (216 decided, 0.0% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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.
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| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 593 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 363 | 0.3% |
| Guatemala | 216 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 115 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 63 | 1.6% |
| El Salvador | 41 | 2.4% |
| Colombia | 21 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 11 | 0.0% |
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,506 | 0.4% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0.0% |
Judge Carey R. Holliday granted asylum in 12.2% of 3,293 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
The rate (12.2%) 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.
Grants divided by grants plus denials. Terminations, withdrawals and administrative closures are not counted.
