The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 12.4% historical asylum grant rate for Kalenna Lee at New York Broadway, NY, based on 229 grants and 1,614 denials (1,843 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Kalenna Lee with New York Broadway, NY. With an asylum approval rate of 12.4%, 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 Lee (New York Broadway, NY) data snapshot: China vs Dominican Republic grant rates differ 57×, overall rate fell from 34% to 3% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Lee, Kalenna (IJ code KNL, New York Broadway, NY):
Overall track record
4 years on the bench (since 2023), 1,842 cases total, lifetime grant rate 12.8%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 1,839 cases, grant rate 12.9% — roughly in line with the New York Broadway court average (13.4%)
China applicants see a 60.9% grant rate versus 1.1% for Dominican Republic applicants — a 57.3× gap on this judge's docket.
Year-by-year
2023: 104 cases, 33.7% grant rate
2024: 397 cases, 30.5% grant rate
2025: 694 cases, 8.4% grant rate
2026: 644 cases, 3.0% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Lee, 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, July 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
Kalenna Lee is listed with the New York Broadway, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 12.4% 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 (485 decided, 5.2% grant rate), Guatemala (239 decided, 1.7% grant rate), and Honduras (132 decided, 2.3% 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 Kalenna Lee granted asylum in 12.4% of 1,843 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Kalenna Lee grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (12.4%) is below 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.
