Immigration Judge at New York City, NY
Judge Cynthia Gordon serves at the New York City, NY Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 36.5%, this judge is average compared to the national average. Data sourced from EOIR (Executive Office for Immigration Review).
Cynthia Gordon is listed with the New York City, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 36.5% 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 (292 decided, 7.9% grant rate), China (272 decided, 71.3% grant rate), and India (163 decided, 73.6% 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 Other procedural outcomes, including terminated, withdrawn, administratively closed, or removed cases, are tracked separately where available and are not treated as asylum grants.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 2026-07-01. It is for research and information only, not legal advice.
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| Nationality | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 292 | 7.9% |
| China | 272 | 71.3% |
| India | 163 | 73.6% |
| El Salvador | 158 | 43.7% |
| Guatemala | 157 | 15.9% |
| Honduras | 130 | 20.8% |
| Colombia | 102 | 3.9% |
| Bangladesh | 101 | 87.1% |
| Year | Cases | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 314 | 11.8% |
| 2025 | 559 | 22.9% |
| 2024 | 224 | 54.0% |
| 2023 | 301 | 46.5% |
| 2022 | 301 | 67.1% |
| 2021 | 69 | 73.9% |
| 2020 | 392 | 43.9% |
Judge Cynthia Gordon's asylum approval rate is 36.5% according to EOIR FOIA data.
The dataset lists 2,974 total asylum cases for Judge Cynthia Gordon.
The approval rate is calculated as granted divided by (granted + denied). It excludes terminations and withdrawals, and the source is EOIR FOIA data.