Immigration Judge at Elizabeth, NJ
Judge Pope, Jason L. serves at the Elizabeth, NJ Immigration Court. With an asylum approval rate of 13.9%, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 9.3% | 64 | 627 | 691 |
| Guatemala | 6.4% | 33 | 479 | 512 |
| El Salvador | 12.8% | 64 | 437 | 501 |
| Brazil | 4.8% | 18 | 356 | 374 |
| Ecuador | 18.7% | 67 | 292 | 359 |
| Mexico | 5.5% | 12 | 207 | 219 |
| Peru | 0.7% | 1 | 140 | 141 |
| Venezuela | 42.9% | 54 | 72 | 126 |
| Colombia | 8.5% | 7 | 75 | 82 |
| Nicaragua | 27.5% | 22 | 58 | 80 |
| Haiti | 14.6% | 7 | 41 | 48 |
| Dominican Republic | 9.3% | 4 | 39 | 43 |
| Turkey | 19.0% | 8 | 34 | 42 |
| Afghanistan | 65.2% | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| Bolivia | 0.0% | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Egypt | 13.6% | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| Cameroon | 93.3% | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| Ghana | 38.5% | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Jamaica | 0.0% | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| India | 50.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Chile | 9.1% | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Romania | 0.0% | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Mauritania | 20.0% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Vietnam | 11.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Cuba | 62.5% | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Costa Rica | 14.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Poland | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Bangladesh | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Sierra Leone | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Liberia | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Panama | 25.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Belarus | 100.0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| France | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Russia | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Unknown Nationality | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Belize | 100.0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Senegal | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Jordan | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lithuania | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nepal | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| China | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Argentina | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guinea | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Approval Rate | Granted | Denied | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.0% | 3 | 145 | 148 |
| 2025 | 11.4% | 100 | 774 | 874 |
| 2024 | 10.3% | 76 | 665 | 741 |
| 2023 | 36.7% | 83 | 143 | 226 |
| 2022 | 15.3% | 170 | 942 | 1,112 |
| 2021 | 6.8% | 14 | 193 | 207 |
| 2020 | 13.0% | 34 | 228 | 262 |