The 2026-09-01 snapshot lists a 9.8% historical asylum grant rate for Lucy Baez at New York City, NY, based on 260 grants and 2,398 denials (2,658 decided outcomes).
The 2026-09-01 EOIR snapshot lists Lucy Baez with New York City, NY. With an asylum approval rate of 9.8%, 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.
Community Discussion
DATAAsylumTracker Data
Judge Baez (Sterling, VA) data snapshot: Overall rate fell from 21% to 5% in 3 years
A few numbers worth knowing if you have a hearing in front of Judge Baez, Lucy (IJ code LCB, Sterling, VA):
Overall track record
4 years on the bench (since 2023), 2,697 cases total, lifetime grant rate 11.6%
Last 3 years (2023–2026): 2,693 cases, grant rate 11.6% — roughly in line with the Sterling court average (11.1%)
Nationality breakdown (2023–2026 cumulative)
Nationality / Cases / Grant rate
Honduras 605 9.3%
El Salvador 438 13.1%
Guatemala 424 0.0%
Mexico 200 3.1%
Venezuela 187 18.3%
Peru 185 4.7%
Colombia 123 1.0%
Nicaragua 92 22.4%
Cuba 61 20.0%
Ecuador 47 4.8%
Afghanistan 33 71.0%
Year-by-year
2023: 323 cases, 20.9% grant rate
2024: 632 cases, 12.7% grant rate
2025: 1035 cases, 12.6% grant rate
2026: 703 cases, 5.2% grant rate
If you've appeared before Judge Baez, 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
Lucy Baez is listed with the New York City, NY Immigration Court. The headline asylum grant rate shown here is 9.8% 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 (471 decided, 8.9% grant rate), Guatemala (319 decided, 0.0% grant rate), and El Salvador (312 decided, 12.8% 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 Lucy Baez granted asylum in 9.8% of 2,658 decided cases (grants plus denials), according to EOIR data.
Does Judge Lucy Baez grant asylum more or less often than other judges?
The rate (9.8%) is below the 16.6% national rate; the median judge at New York City, NY grants 30.7%. 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.
