The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 5.2% historical asylum grant rate for Kelly B. Lake at Memphis, TN, based on 285 grants and 5,173 denials (5,458 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Kelly B. Lake with Memphis, TN. With an asylum approval rate of 5.2%, 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.
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Judge Lake (Memphis, TN) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 18% to 1% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Lake, Kelly B. (IJ code KBL, Memphis, TN):
Overall track record
9 years on the bench (since 2018), 4,953 cases total, lifetime grant rate 6.4%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 3,968 cases, grant rate 1.8% — roughly in line with the Memphis court average (2.9%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Guatemala 974 1.0%
Mexico 927 1.6%
Honduras 796 0.5%
Nicaragua 295 0.7%
Cuba 289 0.0%
Venezuela 274 5.2%
El Salvador 132 5.7%
Colombia 80 1.3%
Peru 32 0.0%
India 24 0.0%
Ecuador 17 0.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 167 cases, 17.6% grant rate
2024: 634 cases, 3.4% grant rate
2025: 2011 cases, 0.4% grant rate
2026: 1156 cases, 0.6% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Lake, 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, May 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
Kelly B. Lake is listed with the Memphis, TN Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 5.2% based on granted and denied asylum decisions represented in the current dataset.
Among the largest nationality groups shown for this judge, the table highlights Mexico (1,315 decided, 4.0% grant rate), Guatemala (1,276 decided, 2.7% grant rate), and Honduras (1,084 decided, 0.8% 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 Kelly B. Lake granted asylum in 5.2% of 5,458 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Kelly B. Lake grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (5.2%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at Memphis, TN grants 3.1%. 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.
